More than 20,000 allegations of abuse by home care workers against elderly and vulnerable people have been made in the last three years, figures show. Data obtained by the BBC
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Scottish Care has launched a survey on the current status and challenges facing the Care at Home and Housing Support sector in Scotland. This is a major piece of work which will form
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Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are not receiving the help they need to get out of bed, dress or eat, according to a new report. The study from Age
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Glasgow’s largest home care provider is undertaking one of its biggest recruitment drives as it seeks to boost its workforce by 300 employees. With a variety of positions available across
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BBC Wales investigative series, Week In Week Out, are looking for people to talk to and possibly interview who are currently trying to get domiciliary care, but are unable to
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An ex-government policy adviser has described Britain’s homecare system as broken as his firm sees an uptick in struggling councils seeking its help. Supercarers founder Adam Pike said the system
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A care at home service in Edinburgh has been told to make urgent improvements in the care it provides to vulnerable people. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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More than a fifth of councils in England are still commissioning 15-minute social care visits, despite the Government agreeing half an hour should be the minimum standard, it was reported.
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An extra £10 million a year of new funding will help ensure the social care sector is strong and sustainable for the future, Minister for Social Services and Public Health
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Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft has warned that the social care sector will collapse unless the Welsh Government invests more money in independently-run care homes and domiciliary care. He
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