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Hallmark Care Homes promotes Aneurin Brown to Group Operations Director
Aneurin Brown, Regional Director for England, of the multi-award-winning care provider Hallmark Care Homes has been promoted to Group Operations Director.Aneurin started his career at the family run care group in 2014 as a Hospitality Services Manager and steadily progressed throughout the group before becoming a Regional Manager in 2019. He was promoted again in October that same year, becoming a Regional Director before being appointed as Group Operations Director in May 2020.He will now overs -
Finley Boden ‘should have been one of the most protected children’, finds review
via theguardian.comBaby murdered by his parents after ‘inadequate safeguarding’ by authorities in Derbyshire, says reportA 10-month-old baby, who was killed by his parents just 39 days after a court returned him to their care, should have been “one of the most protected children in the local authority area”, a review has concluded.Finley Boden died on Christmas Day 2020 after a period of “inadequate safeguarding” by authorities, who initially removed him from the care of his par -
Home Office granted 275 visas to nonexistent care home, report finds
via theguardian.com‘Shocking’ system for awarding care worker visas leaves people at risk of exploitation, inspection report saysA damning inspection report has found multiple failures in the Home Office’s system for awarding care worker visas, including 275 granted to a care home that did not exist.The report found the whole regime of allowing care homes to sponsor visas to bring in workers from overseas was “shocking” in its implementation, and the net effect was “a system tha -
Home Office granted 275 care worker certificates of sponsorship after ‘false’ application
via theguardian.com‘Shocking’ system for awarding care worker visas leaves people at risk of exploitation, inspection report saysA damning inspection report has found multiple failures in the Home Office’s system for awarding care worker visas, including 275 certificates of sponsorship granted to a care home without its knowledge and “using false information”.The report found the whole regime of allowing care homes to sponsor visas to bring in workers from overseas was “shocking -
Care home residents enjoy theatre schools’ 50s-themed musical drama production
Residents from three Dorset and Hampshire care homes enjoyed a post-war Britain-themed production performed by a theatre school in Bournemouth.Care home residents from Castle Dene in Bournemouth, Elizabeth House in Poole, and St Ives House in Ringwood saw BIGLITTLE Theatre School’s musical drama show, The Trainmaster, at Bournemouth School for Girl’s performing arts centre. The story focused on a revered railway stationmaster, his family and the passengers, and was performed by the t -
Siblings begin independent living journey at Grantham supported living service
Conversion work has been completed on a house in Grantham which has enabled three adults to start a new life and live independently. Radis Community Care will provide supported living services to the individuals in partnership with Golden Lane Housing, supported housing landlords for people with a learning disability and those living with autism. Siblings, Aiden and Shannon, have moved out of their family home for the first time this month to start living independently at this ne -
Veterans enjoy exotic food and drink, and a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
The importance of a healthy diet has been highlighted by Royal Star & Garter during Nutrition & Hydration Week.Residents at the charity’s three Homes took part in cooking activities, taste tests and tucked into yummy foods, snacks and drinks, as part of Nutrition & Hydration Week, which took place between 11 and 17 March.Royal Star & Garter provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, from Homes in Solihull, Surbiton -
St Mary’s Group Care Homes Recognised in Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide 2024
St Mary’s Group is proud to announce that two of its distinguished care homes, St Mary’s Riverside in Hessle and St Mary’s Lodge in Anlaby, have been named finalists in the Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Award 2024. This prestigious recognition places both homes among the top 100 care facilities in the UK, a testament to their commitment to luxury and quality care.Knight Frank Healthcare, renowned for its expert valuation and advisory services to the UK’s leading care oper -
Transforming Care Through Digital Innovation: A Call to Action for UK Care Providers
Amid a growing social care crisis, innovative solutions are not just a necessity but a mandate. The statistics are stark: dementia patients account for a quarter of all beds within the NHS, often facing prolonged hospital stays due to the complexities of their condition and a glaring lack of community care options. This situation is exacerbated by a significant workforce shortfall, with Skills for Care reporting an alarming 152,000 unfilled roles in adult social care in England for 2022/23.The r -
Government has brought adult social care in England ‘to its knees’, MPs say
via theguardian.comDamning report on long-term care system blames uneven funding and a lack of a plan for failureThe government has brought adult social care in England “to its knees” with years of uneven funding and a “woefully insufficient plan” to fill thousands of staff vacancies, MPs have said in a damning report on a system that provides long-term care for 835,000 people.The public accounts committee said “chronic underfunding, rising waiting lists and patchwork funding” h -
What happens when you put a nursery in a care home? - podcast
via theguardian.comAt Belong Chester, residents spend their days with nursery-age children. What effect does it have on the wellbeing of both groups? Helen Pidd reports“I think there’s something very natural about bringing young children and older people together, and yet in the UK it’s not the norm any more,” Helen Pidd, the Guardian’s north of England editor, tells Nosheen Iqbal.Is the UK missing out on the benefits of intergenerational living? Helen visits Belong Chester, a multige -
Ed Davey: ‘We need a cross-party agreement on social care’
via theguardian.comSpeaking ahead of the party’s spring conference, the Liberal Democrat leader challenges the Tories and Labour to find consensus on financial package for the NHSRishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have been challenged to sign up to cross-party talks finally resolving the impasse over social care, as part of a Liberal Democrat plea to “grasp the nettle” after years of failure.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said that his party would include in its forthcoming manifesto a promise to attend -
Aged care workers to get 23% average pay rise as union heralds move as ‘one of the best outcomes’ ever achieved
via theguardian.comHealth Services Union secretary says new benchmark pay rate will make sector competitive with public health systemFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers will receive an average pay rise of 23% after the Fair Work Commission delivered its decision in a long-running work value case.The commission’s expert panel said those involved in direct care including nurses and home care workers des -
Aged care workers to get 23% average pay boost as union heralds move as ‘one of the best outcomes’ ever achieved
via theguardian.comHealth Services Union secretary says new benchmark pay rate will make sector competitive with public health systemFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers will receive an average pay rise of 23% after the Fair Work Commission delivered its decision in a long-running work value case.The commission’s expert panel said those involved in direct care including nurses and home care workers des -
UK home care workers cannot work as visa regime tightened, says employer
via theguardian.comGrosvenor says it is prevented from making 3,000 visits a week as it pays migrant workers to sit at home because permits not renewedOne of the UK’s biggest home care providers says it is paying dozens of migrant workers to sit at home and do nothing because the Home Office has not renewed key immigration permits.Thousands of workers, mostly from Africa, were welcomed into the UK to help fill the one in 10 care worker jobs vacant after the Covid crisis. But after scammers abused the system, -
Australia’s aged care fees are under review. Will wealthy people have to pay more?
via theguardian.comAn expert panel has recommended people with a lot of super contribute more to aged care – but the government may not respond any time soonThe long-awaited report of the government-appointed aged care taskforce has recommended wealthier Australians be expected to tap into their superannuation balances to pay for more, in a bid to keep the system sustainably funded.While the government is urged to remain the “major funder” of aged care, the expert panel said older Australians are -
Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK
via theguardian.comMultiple cases of abuse and exploitation have been documented, but many staff feel ‘powerless to complain’ for fear of losing the right to work in the countryA foreign care worker says she was repeatedly raped by her manager but felt unable to report him to the police for fear of losing her right to work, in a case that exposes the way the UK’s visa system for health and care workers leaves people completely dependent on their employer.The case is one of more than 170 examples -
A Medicare-style levy would guarantee all Australians the right to aged care when we need it | Sarah Holland-Batt
via theguardian.comThe government-appointed taskforce has failed to mount a convincing argument why a modest financial contribution across a lifetime shouldn’t extend to aged careThe aged care royal commissioners were notably split on a number of key issues, but on one principle they were united. Older Australians should not be required to contribute to their cost of care, nor should care be means tested.Instead, commissioner Tony Pagone wrote, every Australian should “contribute towards the financing -
Wealthy older Australians should pay more for aged care services, expert panel recommends
via theguardian.com‘Strong case’ to increase co-contributions for people with means, as there will always be some who need more government support, report saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOlder Australians with more wealth should have to pay more for the cost of their aged care, a government-appointed expert panel has recommended, potentially from their superannuation balances.But the government will not pursue a new levy or tax to pay for rising care costs, -
Warning over use in UK of unregulated AI chatbots to create social care plans
via theguardian.comUniversity of Oxford study shows benefits and risks of technology to healthcare, but ethical issues remainBritain’s hard-pressed carers need all the help they can get. But that should not include using unregulated AI bots, according to researchers who say the AI revolution in social care needs a hard ethical edge.A pilot study by academics at the University of Oxford found some care providers had been using generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Bard to create care plans for people rec -
Revealed: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England
via theguardian.comThousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research• Read more: ‘My children never had a place they could say was home’Some homeless children are now spending their entire childhoods in supposedly “temporary accommodation”, while thousands of families have been housed in it for more than a decade, according to alarming new evidence of a homelessness crisis “spiralling out of control” -
Forget tax cuts and help the vulnerable
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Chancellor to stop thinking about tax cuts and start thinking about caring for the oldest and most vulnerable.Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Independent Care Group (ICG) says it is time to properly fund social care and help those who need support.ICG Chair Mike Padgham said: “Nobody wants to pay too much tax, but there is a tipping point where we have to stop looking at tax cuts and lowering public spending and start thinking about those vulnerable pe -
Care home stars Nicole and Sioned hailed as role models
Two young women from Gwynedd have been hailed as “role models” after rising through the ranks to top jobs at a care home.Nicole Davies, 27, and Sioned Jones, 26, signed up with the Step into Care programme which was run by the Pendine Park organisation in partnership with the Prince’s Trust nearly eight years ago and have never looked back.They completed a three-week course which included a week’s work experience at Pendine’s Bryn Seiont Newydd in Caernarfon which s -
Just How Much Time Do Your Managers Have?
The adult social care sector is grappling with mounting operational costs, including essentials like utilities and staff wages, which are struggling to keep pace with inflation. This predicament poses significant hurdles for recruitment and retention within the industry.In response to these challenges, there’s a growing adoption of various digital innovations in care settings, such as electronic care plans, medication management systems, sensors, wearables, and assistive technologies. Thes -
We must end the callous disregard for child refugees | Letter
via theguardian.comNews that child asylum seekers were told to guess who would be placed in foster care is distressing and dystopian, say a group of organisations including the Refugee CouncilOne of the 13 reports by the independent borders inspectorate finally released last week details a series of disturbing findings about unaccompanied children seeking asylum, including the appalling revelation that they were forced to play a game which involved them guessing who would be the next one to be placed in foster car -
‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts
via theguardian.comProposals to reduce funding for services from bin collections to social care, arts and libraries leave many worried for the futureIt wasn’t long ago that the people of Birmingham were being told the city was on the brink of a “golden decade”, with record levels of investment off the back of events including the Commonwealth Games and the arrival of HS2.Now the council has declared itself effectively bankrupt and councillors will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a range of p -
‘Pretty dodgy’: alarm over suspect care agencies granted Home Office licence to act as visa sponsors
via theguardian.comCampaigners against labour exploitation urge government to conduct more stringent checks before awarding powersHundreds of newly established care providers have been granted licences by the Home Office to sponsor workers from abroad, despite being newly established and having no track record of providing services in Britain, the Observer can reveal.Suspected bogus companies with copy-and-paste websites, fake-looking reviews and PO boxes as addresses are among those granted licences allowing them -
‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils
via theguardian.comA local authority leader claims private equity groups are exploiting vulnerable youngsters in care homes in the pursuit of profitCare companies are insisting on unnecessary and expensive support packages for vulnerable children to boost their profits, a council leader has claimed.Barry Lewis, the Tory leader of Derbyshire county council, said that former family-run businesses acquired by private equity groups were trying to get “as much cash as possible” out of local authorities. Con -
Sunak making slow progress on asylum pledges amid record care visa awards
via theguardian.comHome Office data released as Tories and Labour prepare for immigration to bekey battle ground at upcoming general electionThe number of visas issued to allow social care workers into the UK reached record levels in 2023, according to newly released figures.The official data also shows Rishi Sunak’s government made slow progress towards his promises to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers, slash the backlog of applications and “stop the boats”. Continue reading... -
YouTuber Ruby Franke’s chilling story shows us that internet culture has given child abuse a new place to hide | Zoe Williams
via theguardian.comThe most disturbing thing about the prolific parenting vlogger was that she was peddling cruelty worldwide in plain sightWhen I first started working in the mid-90s, there was a big furore when a US evangelical church produced a leaflet about child-rearing that included detail on the right size of cane to use to punish a six-month-old baby. The story was enough of a scandal that it travelled across the Atlantic – in the old-fashioned way, from a US newspaper to a British one – but it
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