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• Clarity needed as care home deaths inch higher again

  06-10-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care providers are calling on the Government for greater clarity on key issues in the fight against Covid-19 as deaths from the virus in care and nursing homes inch up again.
  Today’s figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of Covid-19 deaths in care and nursing homes across England and Wales at 38 for the week ending 25th September.
  That is up from 31, 27, 17 and 23 for the previous weeks. It means 15,602 people died from Covid-19 in care and nursing homes in Englan
  
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• Life under Covid in Scottish care homes – a photo essay

  06-10-2020 13:16
  
  For relatives separated from loved ones in care homes, news that authorities may soon relax visiting rules could not come quickly enough. Prolonged isolation is taking its toll on many residents, particularly those with dementia and who rely on daily stimulation from visitorsBy Libby Brooks. Photographs by Murdo MacLeodCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSocial care assistant Audrey Halley runs a nail bar and manicure with resident Helen Ford at McClymont HouseResid
  
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• Coronavirus restrictions have robbed disabled people of their independence | Saba Salman

  06-10-2020 12:00
  
  People like my sister, who is in a supported living community, are being left in limbo with few activities and little support
  Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus has thrust us all into a new normal. Life has come to feel the same yet different. However, for some communities Covid has undermined their very ethos.My youngest sister Raana, who has a learning disability, has lived in a supported living community in Hampshire for 10 years. We chose the charit
  
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• Another Successful Nursing Home sold through Montane Care

  06-10-2020 10:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Specialist business property adviser Montane Care has completed the sale of The Cottage Nursing Home located to Mold, North Wales. Specialising in the care of old age & nursing, the home is registered for 52 residents, in 46 single bedrooms & 3 twin rooms.
  A true retirement sale, the business had been in our client’s ownership for 30+ years.
  Our client, Mr Andreas Lanini commented “I have known Anthony for many years whilst working for other commercial agencies. I had no hesi
  
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• Target Healthcare, specialist investor of purpose-built UK care homes announces year end results

  06-10-2020 10:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Continued focus on high quality real estate and further portfolio diversification underpins strong operational and financial performance and dividend increase.
   Target Healthcare REIT plc (the “Company” or the “Group”), the listed specialist investor in modern, purpose-built UK care homes, is pleased to announce its results for the year ended 30 June 2020.
   
   
   
  COVID-19 and Corporate UpdateResilient portfolio performance, with 95% of rent due on the M
  
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• Pressure on as ‘Most Vital Ever’ health and care worker flu vaccination drive continues

  06-10-2020 08:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  The health and social care service’s most senior clinicians and leaders have urged their frontline colleagues to get their annual flu jab as soon as possible, as the first vaccine deliveries start to reach local employers this week.
   
  This comes alongside an expanded flu vaccination programme for both the public and frontline health and social care workers, with a record 30 million people eligible for a free vaccine this year.
   
  Frontline staff are at higher risk of catching flu
  
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• New Camberwell nursing home takes shape

  06-10-2020 06:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Development of a boldly designed new Nursing home in Camberwell is well underway, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area and addressing the high demand for nursing care in the borough. Country Court are the national operators behind the new home which will specialise in nursing care, residential care, dementia care and short-term respite care for up to ninety-nine people. It will provide an affordable luxury care offering in Southwark, whilst retaining a sense of community. The care home has yet
  
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