New free government-backed care home complaints guide launches
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has launched new complaints guidebook for the UK care homes industry. In 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…
Care employers urged to apply for Skills for Care training fund to help develop skills
Individuals who employ their own care and support are being urged to apply for a Skills for Care fund that helps with training costs, which…
Innovative social care organisations sought to host graduates on programme to drive improvements and change
Skills for Care is looking for innovative social care organisations to host ambitious graduates on a one-year programme designed to develop future leaders in health…
£34 million investment to develop care robots to transform care sector and relieve pressure off healthcare professionals
PARO robot Part of the UK Government’s aim to give people five years of longer, healthier life, it has announced a £34 million investment to…
National agency says home care could be the answer to the adult and elderly care sector “crisis”
People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing taxpayers nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance…
North East home care provider wins award for supportive and compassionate service
A care provider that specialises in working with clients requiring care in their own homes has received a prestigious award from social care and health…
New one-day courses look to support family carers who look after someone with dementia
Newly-formed charity Dementia Carers Count has launched a range of one-day courses for family carers, aiming to give them additional support and skills while they…
Carers left in financial hardship from forking out for expensive equipment, new report reveals
New research from Carers UK shows unpaid carers are “bankrupting their future to pay for the present”, with alarming figures revealing that carers are having…
New NHS figures reveal an increase in adult carers feeling stressed or depressed
Revealed by NHS Digital, just over 60 percent of carers reported feeling stressed in 2018-19 (compared to percent in 2016-17), while the number of carers…
£4,000 grant to help care home provide minibus service for residents to get out and about
The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull, West Midlands, has won the highest grant available in a Tesco Bags of Help initiative. The charity…