RECENT NEWS

Care homes were pressured to take Covid-19 patients at the height of crisis while residents were regularly refused treatment from hospitals and GPs, according to a study by Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

The Welsh government has confirmed it will allow indoor care home visits in the principality from Saturday 29 August.

The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the closure of two Liverpool care homes less than a year after they opened.

Cheshire provider New Care has won the right to build a 60-bed care home in Wilmslow in its home county on appeal.

CloserStill Media, the organiser of The Care Show, has postponed the 2020 event until next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Care Software Providers Association (CASPA) has published a new whitepaper on selecting online training providers.

A Care UK catering expert has been shortlisted for a national catering award for his leadership qualities in delivering a ‘dining with dignity’ approach for residents.

A Yorkshire care provider is calling for urgent government intervention after finding it almost impossible to get affordable insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NHS leaders are calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to honour his pledge to fix social care ‘once and for all’ and to set out a timetable for reform.

An NHS Digital-funded project is offering care providers virtual access to innovation hubs that showcase the role of digital technology in care homes.

The government is to establish the National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) to boost the UK’s ability to deal with and recover from Covid-19 and meet health challenges of the coming winter.

The National Care Forum (NCF), Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) and Standards Wise International have launched an infection prevention and control audit tool for not-for-profit care providers.

Cornish care provider Swallowcourt has teamed up with IT outfit Aztek Business to undertake a digital upgrade of its care homes in response to Covid-19.

Leading care home meals provider apetito is to host a free dysphagia awareness webinar next week.

Hallmark Care Homes has kicked off construction of the 76-bed Midford Manor development in Bath.

LNT Care Developments has filed plans to build a 66-bed care home on the outskirts of Derby.

Castleoak Care Developments has lodged plans with Vale of Glamorgan Council to build a 70-bed care home near Cardiff in South Wales.

Harrogate-based Vida Healthcare has launched a controlled admissions suite to enable the protection of new residents and the wider community at the specialist dementia care provider.

Hamberley Care Homes has opened a state-of-the-art property with bespoke Covid-19 infection control features in Bedfordshire.

Barchester Healthcare has filed plans to build a 70-bed care home on the outskirts of Eastbourne in East Sussex.