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• Review of children’s social care in England ignores role of poverty, says expert

  26-04-2021 12:13
  
  Prof Eileen Munro says ‘hobbling restrictions’ appear to prevent review from calling for extra funding for servicesOne of the UK’s foremost child protection experts has accused the government-commissioned review of children’s social care in England of ignoring the key role of poverty in driving the dramatic rise in youngsters being taken into careEileen Munro, a former government adviser, warned that “hobbling restrictions” placed by ministers around the revie
  
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• Overjoyed care home residents reunited with families

  26-04-2021 10:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Green-fingered care home resident Bettie, 96, says she is “overjoyed” after receiving family visits following many months of lockdown.With the recent relaxing of lockdown restrictions, perhaps nobody is looking forward to resuming contact with loves ones more than thousands of care home residents up and down the country.Many older people been locked down in their homes and shielding for many months before, meaning that social contact has been extremely limited over the past year. The
  
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• Marketing Suite opens at Nottinghamshire’s latest care home

  26-04-2021 08:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  The marketing suite for one of Nottinghamshire’s latest care homes has opened its doors, paving the way for the first residents to move in during the summer.Developed by Charterpoint Senior Living and operated by HC-One, Fosse Way View at Bingham will provide modern care accommodation close to the centre of the town.Residents can choose one of four independent living communities, depending on the level of residential and memory care required to meet their needs.The 70-bed care home will fe
  
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• Kathryn Homes take over operation of 12 Northern Ireland care homes

  26-04-2021 02:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new company with a local Board of Directors has been established to manage a portfolio of 12 care homes across Northern Ireland.From 26th April 2021 Kathryn Homes is solely responsible for the operations of all 12 care homes previously managed by Runwood Homes in Northern Ireland with the aim of enhancing the standards of care delivered.The homes now under the management of Kathryn Homes include Carrickfergus Manor, Glenabbey Manor, Kintullagh House, Madelayne Court, Magherafelt Manor, Meadow
  
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