Report: UNISON’s Homecare training survey
The safety of elderly and disabled people who rely on homecare is being put at risk because staff are receiving inadequate training, according to a UNISON study. This survey of
Read MoreThe safety of elderly and disabled people who rely on homecare is being put at risk because staff are receiving inadequate training, according to a UNISON study. This survey of
Read MoreScotland’s Chief Statistician today published ‘Free Personal and Nursing Care, Scotland 2013-14’. This statistics release presents information on the number of people benefiting from free personal care and free nursing
Read MoreNearly two-thirds of councils are failing to complete home adaptations for disabled people within the one-year legal limit, a charity has found. Leonard Cheshire Disability said thousands of disabled and
Read MoreA care at home service based in East Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors.
Read MoreOlder people living with Alzheimer’s in Moray are to lose vital care in their own homes after a leading dementia charity decided to axe a loss-making service. Alzheimer Scotland said
Read MoreOlder people in society are being hit by a “double whammy” of cuts that are weakening the system for looking after them at home, a charity has said. New figures
Read MoreThe rise in short home visits to elderly people by care workers is a damning indictment of the underfunded social care and health system, the chairman of the Local Government
Read MoreThis winter provided more evidence of a looming problem in homecare. Shortages of staff to provide care for older people in their own homes was partly to blame for the
Read MoreFit for the Future is a partnership project of IRISS and Scottish Care dedicated to inspiring better outcomes for older people by working with providers from the independent sector. The
Read MoreGreat Minders is a new online platform which connects elderly people with DBS cleared local carers for general care and companionship. The service is designed to offer elderly or vulnerable
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