Care Home News
Boris Johnson urged to apologise after blaming care homes for coronavirus deaths
07 Jul 2020
Boris Johnson has come under fire from care leaders who are calling for him to apologise after he claimed 'too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures' during the COVID-19 outbreak During a visit.....
Legal aid offered to help people fight for right to social care
06 Jul 2020
People who cannot afford to pay for social care can now access legal aid thanks to a new charity which is seeking to help them fight for the care they need. Access Social Care is a new charity working.....
Social care chiefs welcome weekly coronavirus testing in care homes
03 Jul 2020
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced care home staff will be tested weekly, while care home residents over 65 or living from dementia will receive a test every 28 days. Care leaders have.....
Black Lives Matter covered by newspaper for people with learning disabilities
03 Jul 2020
With simple, short sentences and pictures to describe each paragraph, a newspaper for people with learning disabilities has published an edition about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Learning.....
Coronavirus: UK overall sees care home residents' deaths fall again
01 Jul 2020
For the ninth week in a row, England saw a drop in residents’ COVID-19 deaths, however Wales has seen its deaths double - with the UK experiencing a fall overall, analysis by carehome.co.uk reveals. England’s.....