Adult social care workers leaving posts but remaining in sector, report finds
As many as 440,000 people left their jobs in adult social care last year, with the turnover rate in the sector estimated at 30.8%.
Most...
Social care free at the point of need, commission advises
Social care should be free at the point of need and funded from general taxation, a commission in Wales has found.
The Care Commission, set...
McCarthy & Stone begins construction on £32.2m development
McCarthy & Stone has started construction on a £32.2m development of 92 specialist retirement apartments in Thatcham, Berkshire.
The development will include 52 Retirement Living...
Labour announces plans to introduce free personal care
The Labour Party plans to introduce free personal care in England if it is successful in the next General Election.
In his keynote speech to...
Unregistered provider fined
The owner of a domiciliary care business has been ordered to pay almost £9,000 after she was found to be operating illegally.
Florica...
More than 330,000 forced to sell homes to pay for care, says charity
More than 330,000 older people have been forced to sell their homes to pay for care since 2000 when the Royal Commission proposed making...
Social care facing workforce exodus, research warns
A third of social care workers are looking to leave the sector within the next five years.
This equates to more than half a million...
Action for Care refused application to vary registration
A tribunal has ruled in favour of the health and care regulator’s decision to refuse an application by Action for Care Ltd to vary...
Cross-party cooperation crucial to social care reform, says report
Cross-party cooperation is a key component to social care reform that England can learn from Germany.
In its report, What can England learn from the...
Overstretched social care system leading to deaths, says charity
Almost 500 people died in Scottish hospitals while waiting to be discharged last year, with the vast majority held up by health and social...
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