Half of older people needing help with everyday tasks such as getting washed and dressed had unmet care needs prior to the coronavirus pandemic, new analysis suggests. Some 1.6 million
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Rapidly expanding home care provider, Cera Care, has announced the acquisition of Mears Care Scotland. The deal will see Mears Groups domiciliary care arm in Scotland integrated into Cera Care
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A “disproportionately low” number of complaints about independent care providers is preventing the sector from learning and improving, the social care ombudsman has warned. The Local Government and Social Care
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The Government is being urged to step in to help end the practice of employers not paying care staff for time spent travelling between visits to the sick and elderly
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The social care system should be reformed so individuals pay for what they want while the state covers what they need, a new report says. The centre-right Centre for Policy
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Linda Hynd is the registered manager of Sense Scotland’s Tullideph Housing Support and Care at Home Services Team in Dundee, which supports people with learning disabilities, sensory impairments and complex
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A new report, published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), shows that more people than ever before work in Scotland’s social services. There are some 206,400 people in the
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Two in three employers say they want more support from care services to help keep staff at work, according to a new survey. Research by charity Carers UK shows most
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Many people suffering a long-term aftermath of Covid-19 will get their care through so-called virtual wards. NHS England said that expanded rehab facilities for coronavirus patients can “largely be provided
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Helping frail elderly people manage multiple medicines safely is the focus of a new research project led by Dr Beth Fylan, Senior Lecturer in Patient Safety in the Faculty of Life Sciences at
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