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Category Archives: Care Homes
Care worker Kirwin helps Bluebird to fly high at London awards
Croydon care worker Moya Kirwin received the Dignity in Care Award at the London Care Awards staged on Saturday. Kirwin works for Bluebird Care Croydon, which had nine finalists on the night, including a “Highly Commended” for Naomi Kennedy in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Care Homes, Health
Tagged Bluebird Care Croydon, Dean Slade, London Care Awards
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‘Left alone by care home despite my Parkinson’s, I was scared’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The council’s Social Services department recently paid £1,360 to a private healthcare provider, operated by a large charity, so that IAN BONE, pictured right, could stay in a home while his partner had some respite time. This is … Continue reading
Purley home’s guide to helping elderly stay healthy in heat
A Purley care home has shared advice to support older members of the community to stay hydrated as temperatures soar across the country. A free booklet, Making Every Drink Count, written by Care UK’s catering team, is available to download … Continue reading
Care provider to recruit 50 assistants to meet covid demand
Bluebird Care, the home care provider with an office on Brighton Road, is to recruit another 50 care assistants in 2022, in part, at least, to meet the additional demand for the company’s services created by the covid-19 pandemic. Bluebird … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluebird Care, Bluebird Care Croydon, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon
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100,000 dead: Prime Minister says ‘We’re doing all we can’
The chilling statistic was announced yesterday. There have been nearly 104,000 deaths attributed to coronavirus in this country since the pandemic began, data from the UK’s national statisticians shows. That means that the death rate in Britain is the highest … Continue reading
Posted in Care Homes, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Mayday Hospital, Tory
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Addiscombe care home serves up cake for frontline workers
Peony Court, a newly opened care home on Addiscombe Road, celebrated National Emergency Services Day this week by showering local frontline heroes in gifts of cakes, cookies and brownies. Peony Court’s head chef Marc Aplin created a large variety of … Continue reading
Health chief: ‘We are at the most dangerous time in a pandemic’
Rachel Flowers, Croydon’s director of public health, last night issued a stark warning to the council that ending the coronavirus lockdown prematurely would be “most dangerous”. Flowers was addressing a “virtual” meeting of the council cabinet, in which she and … Continue reading
Schools and undertakers come to council’s rescue over PPE
School children, dentists and undertakers have come to the council’s rescue by providing vital PPE for frontline staff and care workers, after the Town Hall failed to order in or stockpile sufficient equipment ahead of the covid-19 lockdown. The council … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Care Homes, Croydon Council, Health, Schools
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Rowland Brothers
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MP backs Bishop’s call for covid testing closer to Croydon
Jonathan Clark, the Bishop of Croydon, has added his voice to calls for more, and more easily accessible, coronavirus testing centres for people living and working in Croydon. The Bishop has called for a testing centre to be set up … Continue reading
Covid-19 a ‘ticking time bomb’ in borough’s 140 care homes
Croydon is among the London boroughs worst hit by coronavirus according to the latest government figures this weekend. And yet the pandemic death toll in this part of south London could be far worse once the fatalities are counted up … Continue reading
‘Marigolds and bin-liners’: council care homes run out of PPE
Croydon Council has failed to provide vital safety equipment for hundreds of its carers risking their health and that of social care residents during the coronavirus lockdown. With NHS workers deeply concerned about a lack of personal protective equipment, or … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Care Homes, Croydon Council, Health, Tony Newman
Tagged Care Homes, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Adult social care ‘on brink of collapse’ due to Brexit uncertainty
Croydon’s NHS and social care system, already under extreme strain due to underfunding from central government, could be on the brink of complete collapse because staff, many of them EU nationals, face an uncertain future after Brexit. The warning is … Continue reading
Watchdog demands urgent meeting with Virgin over Mayday
Healthwatch Croydon, the recently established independent health and social care watchdog in the borough, is pressing for an urgent meeting with the Virgin Care subsidiary which runs the Urgent Care Centre at Mayday Hospital, following serious concerns expressed over its … Continue reading
Is Croydon on the brink with £1 billion borough debt?
Four articles and announcements have appeared in the past few days, all apparently unconnected. Yet if the strands of the four stories are drawn together, they illustrate how badly run is Croydon Council, negligently wasting vast sums of public money … Continue reading
Cultivating culture is year-round project, not just three weeks
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In a previous column, DAVID CALLAM argued for a festival celebrating the borough’s heritage. But next month’s Croydon Heritage Festival misses the target in a number of important respects E viva la fiesta! Time to party in Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Care Homes, Cinema, Comedy, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Heritage Festival, David Callam, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Education, Environment, Fairfield Halls, History, Libraries, London Mozart Players, Music, Old Palace, Schools, Theatre, Trinity School, Walks, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon, David Lean Cinema, England, Lake District, London, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Council’s Mr & Mrs act that defies proper declarations
The move by Croydon Council to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls has thrown a supertrouper spotlight on some of the interests, and potential conflicts of interest, of leading members of the borough’s Establishment. After all, with senior … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Care Homes, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Riots Review Panel, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, Localism Act 2011, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Meads
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Croydon among worst London boroughs for elderly care
Getting older? Worried about how you’ll be cared for in your dotage? Do you have even moderate life savings? Live in Croydon? Then you’d better move. That has to be the conclusion following the latest BBC report on care for … Continue reading
Croydon considers handing over children’s homes
Croydon’s latest exercise to “identify” publicly owned properties that can be handed over to John Laing as make-weights towards the £450 million urban regeneration project, which is delivering the splendidly palatial new council HQ offices, could see two children’s homes … Continue reading
Council increases charges for parking, burials and rat catching
Did someone mention a zero increase in Council Tax? And did anyone mention the widespread increases in charges for a variety of council services, from parking to vermin control, which virtually all Croydon residents need to use? While Croydon’s political … Continue reading
The CEO speaks: council outsources management of staff
Inside Croydon is delighted to bring you the latest from the desk of Our Great Leader, council CEO Jon Rouse. He’s certainly not losing any sleep about the possibility of losing his job, because thanks to his enlightened leadership, he’s … Continue reading
