Mears shareholders advised to vote against proposed appointments
The board of housing and social care provider Mears Group has advised its shareholders to vote against two proposed appointments put forward by PrimeStone...
Hancock keen to see shift towards domiciliary care
The green paper offers an opportunity to improve the care system and provide better value for money with a shift from residential to domiciliary...
Mental health service faces prosecution
Richmond Psychosocial International Foundation (RPFI) will be prosecuted over an alleged failure to provide safe care and treatment, following the death at one of...
Independent children’s care services costing councils, report says
Commissioning and procurement of children’s residential care services in England need improving to provide better value for money, a group of MPs has concluded.
A...
Four Seasons appoints administrators
The holding companies of Four Seasons Health Care Group - Elli Finance (UK) and Elli Investments Limited - have appointed administrators following continued struggles...
State pension model proposed to fund care
A former cabinet minister has set out proposals identifying how to plug a £2.75bn funding gap in social care.
Damian Green MP, who commissioned the...
Mental health service rated ‘inadequate’ by CQC
Mental health hospital Meadow Lodge in Chudleigh, Devon, has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Inspectors visited the service in February...
Labour pledges to increase homecare packages
The Labour Party has announced plans to increase the number of homecare packages if it were to gain power, as part of measures to...
Fewer people receiving care despite growing demand, report finds
Analysis by The King’s Fund has revealed that more people are requesting care, but fewer adults are receiving it.
The proportion of working-age adults approaching...
Calls for guidance over extra care retirement communities
The planning and building of extra care retirement communities should be treated the same way as care homes, a House of Lords committee on...
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