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Providers write to PM over social care crisis
Expert panel of judges is announced WE can reveal the expert panel of judges with the tough task of picking the winners of the third Caring UK Awards in partnership with Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank. Nadra Ahmed OBE, executive chairman of the National Care Association, Raj Kapoor, head of training and consultancy at the Alzheimer’s Society, Hilary Cragg, a Partner at Nash and Co Solicitors and Michele Board, a Principal Academic in Nursing Older People at the Faculty of Health and Social Science at Bournemouth University, will choose the winners in 21 categories, which will be presented at a glittering ceremony at The Athena in Leicester on November 15. Raj said: “I was delighted to be asked to be part of the judging panel for the Caring UK awards for the third year running. “Staff across the social care sector do a tremendous job working with people affected by dementia, whether they are in a residential care setting or at home. “It requires particular skills around dedication, empathy, passion and patience. “It is also incredibly important for both individual staff and their team to receive recognition for the fantastic work they do which also encourages best practice and sets
the tone for the organisation. “More importantly it provides reassurance to families knowing that the staff who care for their loved ones are the best at what they do.” Awards include Regional Care Home of the Year, Care Employee of the Year and Activities Team of the Year. Other categories include Best Innovation in Care, Best Outdoor Environment and Care Employer of the Year. The date for nominations has now closed, and the difficult task of drawing up the shortlist from the hundreds of nominations we received has begun. Event director Judith Halkerston added: “Once again we were overwhelmed with the standard of entries we received and we’re looking forward to visiting each of our finalists over the coming weeks to see first hand just what makes them so special. “We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at the awards on November 15 so keep an eye on the website over the next few weeks for details of tickets and hotels.” The shortlist will be revealed shortly, and successful care homes will be contacted in due course. Full details of the event can be found at www.caringukawards.co.uk
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A world-famous magician and wartime entertainer is celebrating the start of his retirement at RMBI Care Co. Home Queen Elizabeth Court in Llandudno, after 80 years in show business. 97-year-old Mark Raffles, who is now a resident at the home, is looking forward to a well-earned rest having entertained millions of people all over the world over four decades, including D-Day troops during the Second World War. He became a regular on our TV screens during the 60s, 70s and 80s, appearing on popular variety shows with his famous pickpocket act under the stage name of Ray St Clair.
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WORRIED care providers have written an urgent letter to the new Prime Minister urging him to act quickly over the growing crisis in social care. The Independent Care Group has asked Boris Johnson to make social care his top domestic priority for the sake of the 1.4m people who currently can’t get the care they need. In the letter, the Group’s chair, Mike Padgham, says: “The chronic underfunding of social care in the past decade has left 1.4m people without the care they need - a figure that is rising by the day. “Care and nursing homes are closing and homecare agencies are handing back contracts because they are untenable to deliver. “During your leadership campaign you promised to make social care a priority, pledging to end the situation where people have to sell their home to pay for care. We now call upon you to be true to your word.” The ICG has invited the Prime Minister to visit social care providers on the frontline at its base in North Yorkshire to see the challenges facing the sector. “I wrote to your predecessor, Theresa May and to various Ministers, inviting them to visit social care on the frontline and urging them to act on the issue, but with little response,” Mike added.
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