
13 April 2023
Our report featured in BBC News
BBC News published a story on our report highlighting key findings from the FICCH study. The article writes:
‘Many care home staff worked extra hours without extra pay to prop up the system during the pandemic, a study suggests.
Public money helped stabilise UK care homes during the first wave of Covid-19 but it was withdrawn too soon and not focused on staff, says the research, led by Warwick Business School.
While many homes struggled financially, some larger companies were able to pay more to shareholders, the study found.
Ministers are discussing reforms to adult social care across the UK.’
Read it here.