Avoiding the legal minefield when providing integrated health and social care – Anne Crofts,...

Integrated care is a term that has no specific legal meaning. The concept of ‘integrated care’ is applied in a diverse range of settings, ranging...

The year ahead: the challenges public funding policy will present

‘In his autumn statement last year, the Chancellor had very little good news, and there were very few crumbs of comfort for the social...

Private pay market key to turning a profit in 2012

As the country awaits word from the government on how it intends to revamp the way in which adult social care is funded, the...

Where do government reforms for 2012 leave the sector on a legal footing?

As we move into the New Year, a key question on the agenda for the social care sector this year is ‘what will be...

Care starts at home – CCMn meets Good Care Group head Fiona Lowry

Bursting onto the scene less than 18 months ago, The Good Care Group is a high-end homecare company which has set out to offer...

Caroline Cozier, product manager at OLM Systems, explains the benefits of installing mobile systems.

In a time of unprecedented budgetary constraints and cuts, organisations are asking how they can do more with less. Undoubtedly managers will want to continue...

Looking at the risk pyramid faced by care homes for dementia sufferers

Legal experts DAC Beachcroft explore operators’ liabilities when dealing with incidents concerning service users with dementiaProviders of residential care facilities will be more than...

CCMn meets Bupa Care Services director Oliver Thomas

Oliver Thomas has been director of Bupa's UK care homes for almost two years, with responsibility for 305 nursing and residential homes. He joined the...

Tools to house the next generation of elderly

Jeremy Porteus, director at the Housing Learning and Improvement Network, explains why pensioner’s choices will shape the future of careThese are times of radical...

Laing’s directory shows new care landscape as the sector enters 2012

Last month saw the biggest shake up of the country’s major long term care providers for well over a decade, with the reassignment of...