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Demand for home care workers rises by 7.4% over past year, new study finds
In 2020/21, the total number of adult social care jobs has increased by 45,000 with most of the vacancies being in domiciliary care services which has seen an increase by 40,000, according to a new Skills for Care report. Source: Care Feeds
Tips on combatting malnutrition in people with dementia
Malnutrition is a major public health issue costing the NHS over £19billion per year in England alone, according to the British Dietetic Association. Source: Care Feeds
Care home gets cat named Blue after resident keeps calling for a pet cat she used to have
A cat has joined a care home in Cambridge after a resident kept looking out of the window and calling for a pet cat she used to have. Source: Care Feeds
Transferring Covid patients to care homes led to 'thousands' of avoidable deaths, say MPs
MPs have hailed the Covid vaccine programme as one of the ‘most effective initiatives in UK history’, but have highlighted the failure of the ‘government and the NHS to recognise the significant risks to the social care sector at the beginning of the pandemic’. Source: Care Feeds
