RECENT NEWS

The government’s proposals to ban the movement of social care workers between care homes will struggle to work in practice, according to Care England.

The UK care home sector has adapted “immensely well” to the challenges posed by Covid-19, resulting in a resilient trading performance, according to the UK Care Homes Trading Performance Review 2020 by property advisers Knight Frank.

Temporary pods are to be provided to care homes across Wales to better facilitate visits over Christmas and the winter months.

A legal challenge over government decisions and measures taken in relation to care homes during the early stages of the pandemic has cleared a key hurdle in the High Court.

Brendoncare’s Meadway care home in Winchester has been selected as one of 20 sites across the country to take part in a four-week trial for rapid testing of visitors.

Signature Senior Lifestyle is to invest in 15-minute Covid antigen tests to enhance the safety of residents receiving visitors to its care homes.

A government-backed study to test care home staff and residents for their immune response to Covid-19 is to triple in size to provide a detailed picture of infection in England.

Advinia Health Care has opened dedicated Covid-19 isolation units across the Midlands and North of England to ease pressure on the NHS and help prevent the virus spreading through care homes.

Nellsar, a family-run group of homes across Surrey, Essex and Kent, is marking International Men’s Day (19 November) by urging more men to consider a career in social care.

Just 1.3 per cent of supported living services or extra care housing schemes in England operated by National Care Forum (NCF) members are getting access to the single round of Covid testing promised by the government, according to a survey.

Northamptonshire County Council is taking over responsibility for the delivery of care services at four homes from Shaw Healthcare.

Retirement community developer McCarthy & Stone has launched a charitable foundation to celebrate, champion and defend the role of older people.

The Scottish government has launched a £1m fund to provide around 1,400 care homes with digital devices to connect those receiving care with their loved ones.

An early draft of a study by University of Manchester health economists and data scientists calculates that up to 10,000 more people may have died in care homes from Covid-19 than previously realised.

Family members or friends of those living in care homes will be given Covid tests to enable visits as part of a government pilot scheme launched today (16 November).

Inspired Villages, the Legal & General-backed later living business, has appointed Sharon Badelek to the newly-created position of chief financial officer (CFO).

Tech outfit Safepoint has launched the ‘Every 30 Minutes’ campaign to bring a spotlight on the daily risks of working within the care industry.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has funded £2.19m of new projects into adult social care as part of its commitment to generate evidence to strengthen the way services are delivered for users, carers and the public.

Care homes meals provider apetito has launched its 2020 Christmas range as part of its Culinary Inspirations product series.

A state‐of‐the‐art dementia care refurbishment scheme delivered across a live Royal British Legion care home in Warwickshire has been handed over by contractor J Tomlinson.