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Robert Kilgour hits out at care home spending inaction

Care home providers to request more support from chancellor

Care home organisations are requesting the Chancellor of the Exchequer changes legislation so businesses in the sector can reclaim VAT. Simon Parker, founder of the...

Three in four councils unable to help disabled adults

Sense is calling on the Government to give more resources to local authorities to help carers and adults with disabilities make future care plans. Taken...

Older people concerned about social care services, survey finds

Older people could be putting their health at risk by not accessing services, according to findings of a survey by the Older People’s Commissioner...

Care settings to be provided with free PPE over winter

Personal protective equipment (PPE) will provided to people in adult social care settings for free as part of the government’s winter plan for the...

Excelcare invests in system upgrades and innovation

Excelcare has invested £2.1m in digital systems and innovative initiatives, building on its rebrand last year. It has integrated systems across the business to improve...

AI-powered Cera targets five million care visits over winter

Cera is aiming to deliver five million homecare visits this winter via its AI-powered care model that aims to cut hospital admissions. Its care solution,...

Civitas continues with its purchasing drive

Civitas Social Housing has completed the purchase of three regulated social housing properties comprising 26 tenancies for £3.7m. The properties, which are leased to Auckland...

Government loan supports Audley Group development

A £40m loan is being provided to accelerate the construction of 255 mid-market retirement homes in Audley Group’s Mayfield Villages portfolio. The cash injection from...

Not-for-profit care providers report staff departures are on the rise

Nearly 60% of not-for-profit care providers have seen the rate of staff exits rise since April. A snap survey by the National Care Forum (NCF)...

Care providers urged to be open and transparent

Care providers have been urged to maintain open and transparent communications between themselves and the families of relatives they care for during the ongoing...