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Hartford Care to make winter fuel contribution to employees

Hartford Care is making a winter fuel contribution of up to £600 to all its employees paid across two instalments in September and December. The...

Government allocates £200m for care workforce to support discharge

Local authorities will receive 40% of a £500m hospital discharge funding pot to help bolster the social care workforce over winter. Health and social care...

CareLineLive’s growing partnership with NHS trust helps free up beds

Homecare management software provider CareLineLive has expanded its partnership with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT), helping to free up hospital beds...

Balhousie cancels registration following ‘serious and significant concerns’

Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) has taken over the running of Balhousie Huntly following ‘serious and significant concerns’ raised by the inspectorate,...

Home Instead grows its network of offices

Two franchisees have joined Home Instead’s network of offices in Lowestoft and Lincoln. Munish Bhardwaj, owner of Home Instead Lowestoft, has spent several years in...

Planning activity down, Carterwood analysis reveals

Planning applications in both the older people’s care home and retirement living sectors have fallen in the past year, analysis from Carterwood has shown. In...

Care homes account for half of complaints received by inspectorate

The long-term increasing trend in complaints received by the Care Inspectorate has continued, growing 6% last year. In 2022/23, it received 5,910 complaints about care...

Late payments leading to viability issues for homecare operators

Eight in ten homecare providers that hold contracts with the NHS and local authorities have experienced late payments. Research by the Homecare Association, based on...

Lee Rowley returns to role of housing minister

Lee Rowley is the new housing minister in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, becoming the 16th appointment to the role since...

Florence partners with Care England to support providers with staffing

Staffing app Florence has partnered with Care England to support its members to improve their continuity of care. The collaboration will see Florence share thought...