Social Care
Regional partnership secures care home beds to tackle winter pressures
Eight care homes in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot have offered more than 50 beds between them to help ease…
Health board and councils urge families to look after recovering patients to free up hospital beds
A joint statement from Hywel Dda Health Board, Welsh Ambulance Trust and Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Councils is calling on…
Health chief vows to keep services running through ‘one of the harshest winters we have ever faced’
NHS Wales chief executive Andrew Goodall has warned the dual challenge of the Covid pandemic and other respiratory viruses will…
Council outlines efforts to relieve significant pressure on social care services in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire's statutory director of social services has described the impact of national social care pressures locally and the significant efforts…
Council launches campaign to recruit carers
Carmarthenshire County Council has launched a county-wide campaign to encourage more people into a career in social care. The campaign,…
New facilities and improved services for care residents thanks to Welsh investment bank
Older people in care homes in Wales will benefit from new facilities and improved services with the help of a…
Shortage of carers cause Carmarthenshire social care delays
Carmarthenshire's Director of Social Services has written to people receiving or waiting for care to explain temporary changes and delays…
Calls for health and care workers in Wales to be equipped with FFP3 masks to prevent COVID infection
FFP3 masks are thought to be up to a hundred percent effective at preventing infection with Covid-19 Plaid Cymru is…
Council launches apprenticeship scheme to find social care staff of the future
Pembrokeshire County Council is launching a bespoke apprenticeship programme to boost the numbers of people entering the caring profession and…
Privately-run Pembroke Haven Residential Home sold to expanding regional operator Dale Roads Group Ltd
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Pembroke Haven Residential Home in Pembroke Dock. Established…