Care workforce realities highlighted in survey
Care services managers in the UK are experiencing an average staff vacancy rate of 17%, leading to a significant reduction in the amount of care available because there are not…
read moreCare services managers in the UK are experiencing an average staff vacancy rate of 17%, leading to a significant reduction in the amount of care available because there are not…
read moreThe growing adult social care sector and its skilled workforce contributes £50.3 billion to the English economy according to a new report published by Skills for Care, which commissioned economic consultants…
read moreCyber attacks on UK councils’ remote workers more than tripled during the pandemic, according to a series of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The requests made by technology specialist Insight found…
read moreA nationwide home care company has uncovered worrying statistics about the impact of lockdown on the UK’s loneliness epidemic in older people and highlighted the need for greater support as…
read moreSocial care barely registers as a planning or funding priority when it comes to retirement planning – and we could be storing up a funding crisis as a nation as a result. According to Aegon’s global retirement…
read moreNearly a quarter said their elderly care home residents drank once a week, with 21% of care staff saying there is no alcohol permitted in the care home, according to…
read moreEmployees in the healthcare sector are struggling with poor mental wellbeing, with more than 30 per cent taking time off due to poor mental health. That’s according to new research…
read moreCarers have revealed what it’s really like to look after relatives with dementia, including sacrificing their career and holidays away – and doing it all alone. And worryingly, the burden…
read moreNew research produced by property consultancy Knight Frank and law firm Irwin Mitchell concludes that London councils are overall underprepared to provide suitable housing for seniors, though there are some…
read moreResearch conducted by the Professional division of Miele at Health Plus Care revealed that the majority of carehome managers believe their residents would get greater benefit if they spent more time focusing on management and…
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