Adult social care system ‘failing people’, says council directors
The ‘fragile and failing’ care market is resulting in thousands of older and disabled people struggling with little or no help despite councils increasingly...
Care badge launched to represent social care workers
Care England and everyLIFE Technologies have launched the care badge to represent the nine million paid and unpaid social care workers in the UK.
The...
MPs and peers back retirement vision
A group of MPs and lords from a range of political parties are backing calls for the UK retirement community sector to nearly quadruple...
Regulator calls for improvements to oral health in care homes
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for a cross-sector approach to tackle concerns surrounding oral health in care homes.
Following inspections of 100 care...
Hunt admits social care cuts went ‘too far’
Former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted cuts in social care have gone too far.
During a BBC television debate on Tuesday...
Third of public sector care workers leaving each year
Care workers had the lowest one-year retention rates across all public sector occupations in 2016/17, Office of National Statistics figures show.
From 2016 to 2017,...
Demand grows for children’s services and special education
The children’s services sector has grown by more than a quarter over the past decade, with many children and young people presenting with complex...
Faults found over treatment of foster parents
The ombudsman has criticised a council’s social work practice following the removal of two children from a foster couple who wanted to adopt them.
An...
Over 65s prioritise location when choosing a home
Location is the most important factor for the over 65s when choosing a property, research from Knight Frank has shown.
Its Senior Living Survey found...
CQC must change inspection methods, its chief executive tells MPs
The care regulator must change its inspection methods but cannot guarantee that abuse in closed environments will not happen, its chief executive has told...
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