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Technology-based home care provider announces acquisition of Mears Care Scotland

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter29th September 2020News Scotland

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

Dementia charity warning as 92m extra carer hours notched up by family members

By Jemma Crew, Reporter29th September 2020News England

Family and friends have spent 92 million extra hours caring for loved ones with dementia since the coronavirus lockdown and are struggling with depression, insomnia and exhaustion, a charity has

Think tank calls for independent body to oversee and regulate social care market

By Jemma Crew, Reporter22nd September 2020News England

An independent body should be created to oversee and regulate the social care market to prevent “unfair outcomes”, according to a think tank. New regulations are needed to ensure older

Labour calls on Johnson to make good on ‘first day in office’ promise to fix adult social care

By Gavin Cordon, Reporter21st September 2020News England

Labour is calling on Boris Johnson to make good on his promise to “fix” the crisis in adult social care in England. Deputy leader Angela Rayner said that despite entering

Coronavirus winter plan must address care home resident loneliness and isolation, say charities

By Jemma Crew, Reporter18th September 2020News England

Isolated care home residents are “dying of sadness” and the Government must set out how they can stay in contact with their loved ones in its winter action plan, charities

RCN Scotland call for action to tackle staff shortages across health and social care

By Neil Pooran, Reporter17th September 2020News Scotland

Action is needed to address a shortage of nurses across the entire health and social care system, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland has said. Staff need a “meaningful”

‘Disproportionately low’ number of care provider complaints stifling sector improvement – Ombudsman

By Jemma Crew, Reporter16th September 2020News England

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

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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