Care homes ‘struggling to recruit and retain staff’
More than half of care homes for adults and older people plus care at home services have vacancies, a new report indicates.
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Britain faces shortage of 350,000 social care workers by 2028, report warns
Low pay and poor working conditions have led to a “crisis” in the care sector, with employers struggling to recruit and retain the staff needed to meet rapidly rising demand, a new report has warned.
Improved collaboration urged to deliver health and social care integration
All bodies involved in the integration of health and social care services need to work together better if it is to make a “meaningful difference” to people in Scotland, according to a report.
Perthshire woman opens up about supported lodgings scheme for young people leaving care
When a teenager goes to university or moves out most parents enjoy the peace and quiet – but for how long?
War of words between Angus Council and Scottish Government over “missing” £1 million
A war of words has erupted between Angus Council and the Scottish Government over a ‘missing’ £1 million.
Dundee social care workers win shifts reprieve after threatening industrial action
Controversial plans to introduce split shifts for social care workers were booted into the long grass after a tempestuous meeting in Dundee City Chambers last night.
Industrial action warning as social care job losses loom in Dundee
More than 30 social care jobs could be cut in a shake-up of care services in Dundee.
£917K plan to safeguard most vulnerable children
Council chiefs are drawing up a million-pound plan to safeguard some of the region's most vulnerable children, The Courier can reveal.
Frank’s Law study will be ‘ill-informed and limited’, MSP fears
Fears have been raised that the Health Secretary is leaving experts in the cold a she investigates extending free personal care.
Campaigners reject notion Angus Community Alarm is not an emergency service
Angus workers who respond to panic buttons in more than 4,000 homes have been told by bosses they are "not" an emergency service.