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Number of care beds in Scotland drops
Scotland posted a net loss of more than 630 care home beds over the four-year period between 2021 and 2025.
Data released by Christie &...
Everon Group adds care tech solutions to platform
Everon Group is adding Sonixx and Night Owl to its cloud-based technology platform, supporting providers to move beyond traditional alarm systems towards preventative models...
Providers respond to rising costs with 10% uplift in fees
Average weekly care home fees for self-funders have increased 10%, as providers respond to rising wage costs, energy prices and other inflationary pressures.
Fee growth...
Difficulties in accessing social care services persist, says Healthwatch
People continue to have difficulties with accessing social care services, with higher levels of unmet and under-met need.
Drawing on more than 15,700 social care...
Homecare workers facing ‘chronic uncertainty’ over income
Headline hourly pay rates in homecare often mask unpaid travel and waiting time, with almost three-quarters of workers (72%) paid for ‘contact time’ only.
Workers...
Keys Group launches inclusion pathways for learners
Keys Group has launched a suite of trauma-informed and technology-enabled programmes to support children and young people who struggle to attend a traditional or...
Underwriters placing emphasis on how care organisations manage risk
Insurance underwriters are looking beyond headline incident rates and placing more emphasis on how adult social care organisations manage emerging risk.
The ability to demonstrate...
Pay disparity between care workers and NHS counterparts persists
The take-home pay gap between adult social care support workers and equivalent NHS Band 3 staff has seen very little improvement over the past...
FNC rates for care homes up more than 5%
Care homes providing nursing care to patients in the community will receive a 5.4% rise in funding to provide specialist support.
The uplift means the...
Unique Senior Care launches digital assessment tool
Homecare provider Unique Senior Care has launched a digital resource that evaluates an older person’s daily life, wellbeing and safety at home.
Its free ‘Is...
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