The importance of Enhanced DBS Checks for care staff
With roughly 440,000 care workers leaving their job every year, the shortage of qualified and dedicated care workers can have a significant impact on the quality of care provided to…
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Hft and Care England launch 2024 survey to analyse challenges in the adult social care sector
Hft, the learning disability charity, and Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of adult social care in England, have today launched the survey for…
CareHomeLife Celebrates Commitment to Real Living Wage
Award-winning care home supplier, CareHomeLife has accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at CareHomeLife receive at least a minimum hourly wage of…
Top 11 takeaways from Labour’s ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’
The election of a new Labour government will bring huge changes to workers’ rights in the UK. On 24 May the party published their Plan to Make Work Pay –…
Transforming Care: The Impact of Interactive Screens in Care Homes
In the ever-evolving landscape of care homes, the integration of interactive screens has revolutionised the way residents experience care, fostering engagement, connection, and well-being in profound ways. With a battery-operated…
A Deep Dive into Deepfakes
Deepfake technology, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create highly realistic but fake images, audio, and videos, is rapidly emerging as a significant threat in the cyber security landscape. As…
Funding Reform and Workforce Measures Dropped – Care England Responds
Care England has reacted with disappointment to the news that social care funding reform has been abandoned, and that the Government is not going to deliver the Adult Social Care…
Essex County Council funds a Care England Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Perkbox Vivup to support care sector workers in Essex
EAP provision will address some of the key issues which have plagued the sector for decades. Care England has partnered with employee benefits specialist Perkbox Vivup to provide a…
Internet Security Measures in Care Homes
As care homes increasingly integrate digital technologies (esp. since the pandemic) into their homes and daily operations, ensuring robust internet security measures is vital for the protection of your staff,…
Dr Dash CQC Review – Care England Responds
Today, Dr Penny Dash has published her interim report on the Care Quality Commission. In response, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England says: “It is clear that…
Care Friends – Employee referral app
Leading home care provider Bluebird Care has announced it has hired over 1,000 team members with the use of employee referral app Care Friends. Over 75% of the Bluebird…
Powering the Future: apetito Announces Major Investment in Solar Panel Technology
Leading care homes meals provider, apetito has announced another substantial investment into its sustainable business practices, spending £1.3m to dramatically increase the number of solar panels used across its main…