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English care bosses say lack of resources cost thousands of lives

11-06-2020 19:00

Social care was ill-equipped to deal with pandemic and needs more funds, report saysThousands of people lost their lives “prematurely” because care homes in England lacked the protective equipment and financial resources to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, according to council care bosses.In a highly critical report, social care directors say decisions to rapidly discharge many vulnerable patients from NHS hospitals to care homes without first testing them for Covid-19 had “

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'We locked down early': the Scottish care home with no coronavirus

11-06-2020 14:20

How Eskgreen care home, a council-run facility in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, responded to the Covid-19 pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageClair Anderson decided to lock down the care home she manages in mid-March, a week earlier than the others nearby. She cranked up the cleaning and told her 27 elderly residents, some as old as 97, that they had to start physical distancing and shielding.It seems to have worked. Eskgreen care home, a small council-run fa

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'We locked down a week early': the Scottish care home with no coronavirus cases

11-06-2020 14:20

How Eskgreen care home, a council-run facility in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, responded to the Covid-19 pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageClair Anderson decided to lock down the care home she manages in mid-March, a week earlier than the others nearby. She cranked up the cleaning and told her 27 elderly residents, some as old as 97, that they had to start physical distancing and shielding.It seems to have worked. Eskgreen care home, a small council-run fa

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Nailsea man takes the wheel to singlehandedly create ‘Care Worker’ car stickers for key workers

11-06-2020 08:43 via feedproxy.google.com

A man from Nailsea is singlehandedly creating ‘Care Worker’ car stickers for social care workers to proudly display during the Coronavirus pandemic, working around the clock to donate nearly 270 stickers to staff at learning disability charity United Response. Steve Wright, co-owner of the popular Vee Dub Family facebook group of over 13,600 members from […]

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Nottingham domiciliary care service rated Outstanding by CQC

11-06-2020 08:16 via feedproxy.google.com

A Nottingham domiciliary care service has been rated Outstanding, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CQC inspected Respectful Care, based in Arnold, in February and March 2020. At the time of inspection, Respectful Care supported 66 people living in their own homes. Some people using Respectful Care received personal care – the […]

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