EXCLUSIVE: BHTA says policy on mandatory COVID jabs for workers visiting care homes “perhaps questionable”
Sarah Lepak, Head of Policy & Compliance at the British Healthcare Trades Association Following a five-week consultation launched by the Department of Health and Social…
CASE STUDY: Ceiling track hoists help future proof needs of care home
A Gloucestershire-based independent care provider has recently completed a 46-bed extension on its home for clients with dementia and nursing care requirements with the help…
Virtual tech connects care home residents throughout winter
Gavin Bashar UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare Technology has been deployed to support the delivery of a new national campaign, ‘Together With Music’, which…
Letter to directors of adult services outlines winter discharge process for COVID-19 patients
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has sent a letter to directors of adult services in England outlining the requirement for designated care…
“Revolutionary” app launched to keep families connected with care home residents
Dementia care specialist Vida Healthcare has launched a “revolutionary” new app to keep its residents and their families connected during COVID-19. Recent research by Vida…
Care providers urged to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after spike in new cases
A letter has been issued to all care providers, Local Authority Chief Executives and Directors of Adult Social Care in England, which outlines the different…
Council approves funding for extra care schemes to support independent living and changing needs
Lancashire County Council's Cabinet has approved a way of funding extra care schemes as well as a new care home at a recent meeting to…
Elderly and disabled people able to see loved ones again as care home visits restart
Care home residents are set to be reunited with friends and family as visits begin again, following the publication of new guidance from the Department…
PHE issues guidance for local authorities, CCGs and residential care homes about Coronavirus
To help those responsible for care home provision to plan and prepare in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak, Public Health England (PHE) has put…
Luxury residential care home benefits from new variable height baths for safe and smooth transfers
Award-winning care provider Yorkare Homes has selected Reval Continuing Care as assisted bathing suppliers at its latest luxury residential care home development, Tranby Park Care…