Latest News
ICare Coventry Ltd news page will aim to provide you with the most up-to-date news in the industry, in addition to information about us and other interesting items.
Government launches pilot which could enable visits inside care homes by Christmas
The government is trialling a scheme in England, where designated family members and friends are regularly tested for coronavirus, so they can visit residents inside the care home without screens. Source: Care Feeds
Coronavirus: People with learning disabilities have six times higher death rate from COVID-19
People with learning disabilities in England with COVID-19 had a death rate that was six times higher than the general population during the first wave of the pandemic. Source: Care Feeds
Wife Betty surprises husband by moving into his care home because she 'couldn't live without him'
When 91 year old Betty Meredith became separated from her husband Kenneth because of coronavirus restrictions, she could not bear being apart from him and decided to move into his care home and surprise him. Source: Care Feeds
Government scraps 'contentious' care home managers' role for liberty safeguards
The government is scrapping plans for care home managers to be responsible for arranging assessments and gathering information that determine whether residents should be deprived of their liberty in care homes, under the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS). Source: Care Feeds
