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Residential homes 'desperate' for PPE, as two care workers die

06-04-2020 20:06

Care home chiefs blame government for chronic shortages of equipmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first two coronavirus deaths among care workers in England were announced on Monday, as industry leaders hit out at chronic shortages of protective equipment and urged the government to start treating social care as “a second front line”.Carol Jamabo, 56, a community carer for Cherish Elderly Care in Bury in Greater Manchester, died last Wednesday.

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Aldi says sorry after care worker turned away from store

06-04-2020 18:59

Scottish care worker pleads for them to be treated as key workers as she shopped for elderly womanAldi has apologised after a care worker in Scotland was turned away from priority access at the supermarket when trying to buy food for an elderly client.Marion Kilmurray posted a plea on Facebook for care workers to be treated as frontline workers after the incident on Sunday in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, which quickly went viral and has been shared over 100,000 times. Continue reading...

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Aldi rejects claim by care worker that store turned her away

06-04-2020 18:59

Worker said in Facebook video she had been prevented from shopping for elderly womanAldi said on Monday it is urgently trying to contact a care worker in Scotland, who has claimed she was turned away from the supermarket when trying to buy food for an elderly client.Marion Kilmurray posted a plea on Facebook for care workers to be treated as frontline workers, alleging that she was turned back from an Aldi on Sunday in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, when trying to get bread for one of the women she

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Keighley specialist care service ECHO gets CQC go ahead

06-04-2020 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com

Enhanced Community Healthcare Options Group (ECHO) has received registration from the Care Quality Commission for Shelton House, the final phase of its Malsis Hall specialist care service, near Keighley, Yorkshire with all 51 beds now open. New services are assessed to check they are likely to be safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The assessments […]

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Newark care home’s Acts of Kindness brings joy to local community

06-04-2020 07:54 via feedproxy.google.com

Staff at Newark based care home, Bowbridge Court, have selflessly donated stock from their own kitchens alongside generous donations from retailers such as TKMaxx and HomeSense to provide essential food and toiletries to local older people who are currently isolating themselves against the Coronavirus outbreak. Throughout such unprecedented times, Ideal Carehomes staff continue to go […]

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