Charity tackles care home loneliness with letters to make residents smile
Ten French cousins, aged 14 to 24, have launched the 1 Letter 1 Smile charity initiative to combat the increasing loneliness of…
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The role of technology in improving working conditions and care
As the world emerges from lockdown, it is important to find innovative ways to deliver care services while putting staff and customer…
Care homes offered £200 price cut on Miele’s Little Giant range – July only
Leading laundry supplier Miele is cutting the cost of its best-selling Little Giant commercial washing machine range by £200 throughout July to…
PPE failures in care homes may have contributed to UK excess death toll, research finds
Lack of protection for care homes may have contributed to the UK having the highest number of excess deaths during COVID-19, the…
Free advice for care homes on our ‘How To Go Digital’ special podcast
Our latest podcast, sponsored by Smooth Digital, is the second in our series to help care homes go digital and save time…
Unions win full coronavirus sick pay for 15,000 Four Seasons care workers
The government has asked employers to do the right thing and grant full sick pay for all covid-19 related absence
NHS boss calls for social care to be fixed in one year
Plans to adequately fund the social care sector need to be in place within a year, the head of NHS England Sir…
Shortlisted suppliers announced in first ever Readers’ Award
Care Home Management has been overwhelmed by entries from care home providers to say Thank You to a supplier who has gone…
Weekly testing for care staff as staff revealed as infection vectors
Care home staff in England will be given coronavirus tests every week and residents monthly from Monday 6 July to identify anyone…
Researchers outline four remedies for care sector woes
Researchers from King’s Business School are calling for a new deal for health and care employees. They seek a new model of…
