Care

Mayor’s statement on Brushwood and Millvina House care homes

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Liverpool City Council built the Brushwood and Millvina House facilities to provide quality, purpose-built residential care homes, and agreed to rent them out to Shaw Healthcare. Liverpool City Council does not run these care homes. Unfortunately, Shaw Healthcare has given the council provisional notice that they have decided to cease operating the care homes, and end … Read more

Funding to help rough sleepers into new accommodation

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Liverpool has successfully bid for £745,000 from the Government to help rough sleepers housed during the pandemic into permanent accommodation. The funding, from the ‘Everyone In’ programme, will be used by the council to support with securing tenancies and providing vulnerable people with household items to settle them into their new homes. Councillor Paul Brant, … Read more

Care homes closure is solely the decision of Shaw Healthcare

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Liverpool City Council has reiterated that the decision to shut two care homes in the city is entirely down to the provider, Shaw Healthcare. Social care staff are now working to support residents into suitable alternative accommodation following the company’s announcement that it will close Brushwood in Speke and Millvina in Everton due to low … Read more

Statement on Coronavirus procedures in Liverpool’s care homes

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Following comments by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the spread of Coronavirus in care homes cabinet member for health and social care Cllr Paul Brant, has issued this statement: “On Monday (6 July), the prime minister made some comments which implied that care providers’ practices were responsible for the spread of coronavirus in care … Read more

Signature Living hotel fined for food safety breaches

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The operator of Liverpool’s 30 James Street Hotel has today been ordered to pay a £60,000 penalty after pleading guilty to four breaches of food safety and hygiene regulations in Liverpool Crown Court. A £34,000 fine (plus £26,877 in costs) results from inspections made in March and September 2018 by Liverpool City Council’s environmental health team, … Read more

Council pledges not to relax monitoring of children’s social care

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CHILDREN’S social work teams in Liverpool will continue to have regular contact with young people being cared for by private fostering and residential care providers – despite the Government relaxing the law during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Act made changes to the Children Act that have relaxed quality assurance and requirements for monitoring private, … Read more

£6 million boost for social care providers

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Liverpool City Council is to cover the pay of workers in the adult social work sector who are self-isolating or off sick due to coronavirus. The move – believed to be among the first in the country by a local authority – is part of an initial £6 million package of emergency measures approved by … Read more

Care workers praised for commitment during COVID-19

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Care workers in Liverpool are being praised for their hard work and commitment during the coronavirus pandemic. Cabinet member for adult social care and health, Cllr Paul Brant, has paid tribute to the thousands of staff working in residential and nursing homes and home carers visiting people in the community. Care staff provide support to … Read more

Easter holiday opening for Liverpool’s childcare hubs

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If your children are attending one of the childcare hubs in the city please check which hubs are open both across the whole Easter holiday period and on the two bank holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday. All special schools are closed during the Easter holiday period except Sandfield Park which is offering limited provision … Read more