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• CQC praise Tiptree care facility for fun and positive atmosphere

  14-07-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Staff at Morley Road care facility in Tiptree have been praised by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for providing a fun and positive atmosphere, as well as promoting the independence of the people with learning disabilities who live there.The Morley Road bungalows were inspected by the CQC for the first time since they came under the management of the new provider, Salutem Healthcare after the company purchased all the registered care services from the charity Scope in 2018.The service received
  
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• At least 75,000 people in England wait six months for social care assessment

  14-07-2021 08:10
  
  Adult social care ‘waiting lists’ condemned as unacceptable as people at risk of deterioration, abuse or neglectAbout a quarter of a million vulnerable people in England are languishing on adult social care “waiting lists” for up to six months, at risk of physical deterioration, abuse or neglect while they wait to be assessed by social workers, council care leaders have revealed.At least 75,000 people are waiting for an initial assessment of their care needs after contact
  
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• Residents speak up about the value of wellbeing in housing-with-care in World Wellbeing Week

  14-07-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The UK’s housing-with-care operators marked World Wellbeing Week by releasing a series of videos featuring residents and staff talking about their wellbeing and how their communities support them in general and during the lockdown.During the Covid-19 Crisis the UK’s Housing-with-Care operators and their staff have been highly successful in supporting their residents, keeping them safe whilst also preventing social isolation. There is a growing body of statistical evidence that Retire
  
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