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Care Home Information

Care Homes Information 

This page contains information for Care Home Providers

Cost of Care Report - Care Homes (65+)

Please find below the cost of care report document.

Annex B Care Homes Sefton Council (pdf 1.8MB)

Care and Provider Updates

Below are care and provider updates.  These are the most recent.  If you would like past copies of the updates, please contact jayne.vincent@sefton.gov.uk.  These updates are web-based.  If you would like any of the information discussed in the updates, please contact Jayne.

Care And Support Provider Letter 4Th March Final (word 119KB)

COVID-19 Vaccination 

From 11 November 2021, anyone working or volunteering in a care home will need to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19), unless exempt. 

These regulations require registered persons (service providers) at all Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care homes (which provide accommodation together with nursing or personal care) to ensure that anyone who works or volunteers in the indoor premises of that care home must demonstrate that they have been vaccinated or have an exemption.

Direct Payments

Direct Payments Info can be found here 

Resource Packs

North West Care Home Resource Pack - November 2021

The UK Health Security Agency’s Care Home Acute Respiratory Resource Pack is available for Care Homes which includes key messages and contact numbers as well as information on prevention of Acute respiratory infection, management of respiratory infection cases and outbreaks, testing and PPE.

NW Care Home Resource Pack - Nov 2021 (word 979KB)

Training

Sefton Council and South Sefton and Southport and Formby CCGs want to support you in whatever way we can during this crisis period and one of the ways was to develop the Education and Training Programme for Care Providers. 

The document below highlights the key areas where there are free education and supporting resources available for you and your staff not only on a national level but what’s available locally here in Sefton.

The resources contained within this document are also available can be accessed via Sefton Council’s Learner Management System. Further information explaining how to access the online version can be found on page 8 of the document. 

This document and the electronic version will be regularly reviewed to include updates as we receive them and will be shaped to meet your need. If you have any suggestions as to what else needs to be included please let us know by emailing Louise Kearney, Learning and Development Officer at louise.kearney@sefton.gov.uk

Training can be found here

Mental Health Training

Find the MerseyCare training information for Mental Health support here

 


Last Updated on Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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