Category: Social care
Human rights training kit devised for councillors
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has worked with Cornwall County Council to produce a training pack for councillors on older people's home care and human rights. This follows...
Five-minute care visits leaving older people at risk
Home care visits to thousands of older people are being limited to just five minutes, an investigation by the Daily Mail has found. Freedom of information requests made by the newspaper revealed...
Social care workers £130m out of pocket
Social care workers are losing out on £130 million a year due to pay rates that are in breach of the National Minimum Wage, according to analysis by the independent think-tank the Resolution...
Care minister poised to launch Carers Week campaign
Six major charities are combining forces to launch Carers Week 2015 which calls on individuals, organisations, the Government and the media to join a nationwide drive to reach thousands of carers...
Glen Care appoints specialist nurse as Service Manager
Specialist care provider Glen Care has appointed qualified learning disability nurse Beverley Clancey to head up its Coulsdon based care home with nursing service. Bringing with her 24 years of...
Age UK slams lack of social care funding
Age UK has published a damning report on the state of funding for national social care services. The charity’s social care ‘score card’ shows that despite rising demand the...
Rochdale care home rated ‘Inadequate’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Parklands House Care Home in Rochdale that it must improve or face enforcement action. During an unannounced inspection in October 2014, inspectors found...
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