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Crisis in the care home sector

Given the right conditions, care homes offer rewarding roles for nurses and create innovative partnerships with NHS teams. But in the current perfect storm of inadequate funding, staff shortages and critical CQC reports many are struggling to survive.
Posted 21 November 2016 - 16:16
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