A Care Practitioner who works at Encore Care Homes is highlighting the progression opportunities of a career in care and is encouraging people to join the team. Tina Hughes, who
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Hundreds of thousands of care home residents in England will be able to receive indoor visits from a nominated friend or relative from today. Every resident will be able to
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A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 over the death of a mentally ill teenager. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care
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A social services department failed the residents of a scandal-hit care home where seven people died after suffering poor care, a senior council manager told an inquest. David Street (pictured),
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Friends and relatives who provide essential care to care home residents should be allowed to continue visiting if the home has a coronavirus outbreak unless there is a specific reason
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Hundreds of thousands of social care staff in England have not yet received a coronavirus vaccine, figures suggest. Some 59.2% of staff in care homes for adults aged under 65
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The owner of a scandal-hit nursing home where seven residents died after suffering poor care was rude and confrontational with watchdog inspectors, an inquest has heard. Dr Prana Das was
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The UK’s first retirement community celebrating LGBT+ people is set to open in London later in 2021 after securing a £5.7 million loan from the Mayor of London. Tonic Housing
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One of the UK’s biggest care home groups is selling 52 of its homes and closing four so it can “better meet” current and future care needs. HC-One said on
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Unacceptable blanket bans on care home visits are in operation in England contrary to Government guidance, the care watchdog has said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said providers should not
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