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• Social care workers at increased risk of death from coronavirus, ONS finds

  26-06-2020 15:04
  
  Those in sector in England and Wales are significantly more likely to die from Covid-19 than working-age people as a whole Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMen working in social care in England and Wales are 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than working-age men as a whole, the Office for National Statistics has found.The ONS analysis, which also shows women in social care with a mortality rate twice that of working age women generally, will increase pre
  
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• Ledbury residents set out on virtual voyage to the sea

  26-06-2020 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  During the challenging Coronavirus lockdown period with restricted visits, residents at Ledbury Nursing Home have found a nautical distraction by exploring the wonders of the sea with a ‘virtual cruise’, which enabled them to enjoy the history, food and scenery of the ocean from the comfort of the home. The week-long activity included ‘Songs from […]
  
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• Silent disco kit helps transform the lives of people with dementia

  26-06-2020 07:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A silent disco kit is helping transform the lives of people with dementia at a care home in Somerset. Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington raised £1,500 with help from residents’ relatives, staff and friends to buy the special equipment. The three transmitters, one for each of the homes three lounges, were purchased from Somerset […]
  
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• 'Unacceptable' drop in care at Kettering home with 12 Covid-19 deaths

  26-06-2020 07:00
  
  Residents were hungry, thirsty and living with infected wounds in filthy conditions, finds CQCCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA dramatic collapse in standards at a care home where a dozen people died from Covid-19 has been revealed by inspectors who discovered hungry and thirsty residents living with infected wounds in filthy conditions.Infection control was inadequate, residents with dementia were left only partially dressed and one family complained of finding
  
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• Over £46m paid to survivors of abuse at Lambeth children's homes

  26-06-2020 00:00
  
  Survivors’ group secures payouts for 1,340 who suffered ‘horrific’ abuse across decadesSurvivors tell of abuse at Shirley Oaks children’s home A survivors’ group has secured a total of more than £46m compensation for 1,340 people who suffered “horrific” abuse in children’s care homes that were infiltrated by paedophiles over several decades.The highest individual payment to date has been £245,000, and with 620 applications still to be r
  
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• 'I have suffered all my life': survivors tell of abuse at Shirley Oaks children's home

  26-06-2020 00:00
  
  Four siblings from one family describe their experiences while in care in south LondonOver £46m paid to survivors of abuse at Lambeth children’s homes Several members of the Donnelly family spent time in the Shirley Oaks children’s home in Croydon, where people have described suffering sexual, physical and racial abuse. Here, four of them – brothers and sisters – describe what happened to them. They are appealing for information about their mother, Dilys, who disapp
  
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