Amicura Ltd ordered to pay more than £200,000 over failures
Care operator Amicura Ltd has been fined by Northamptonshire Magistrates’ Court for failing to protect residents from being exposed to a significant risk of...
Complexity could sap energy out of integration, Hunt warns
Integrated care boards (ICBs) need to be given ‘freedom and flexibility’ so relationships between NHS and local authorities can be forged to help improve...
Charity warns against cap on care costs
More than half (51%) of homeowners in England over the age of 50 fear losing their savings and homes to pay for their care...
Care review offers ‘once in a generation’ opportunity
The care review provides a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to build on successes and improve weaknesses in the system to make outcomes better...
Operators face ‘significant challenges’ due to rising costs
Care home operators are set to see costs rise by £165m this year because of increasing prices for labour, supply and finance, research by...
Funding for nursing in care homes rises 11.5%
Funding for nursing in care homes has risen by 11.5% for 2022-23, with an estimated £87m backdated for 2021-22, the government has announced.
The standard...
Regulator calls for action over segregation and seclusion
The care regulator is calling for ‘urgent action’ to strengthen safeguards that protect the safety, welfare and human rights of children and young people...
Lifeways replaces paper-based care plans with Nourish
Supported living provider Lifeways is replacing its paper-based care plans with electronic management system Nourish.
An NHS-assured supplier of social care technology, Nourish is being...
Orchard Street buys care home for pension fund client
Commercial property investment manager Orchard Street has bought a residential care home on behalf of a pension fund client for £14.2m.
Bought from real estate...
EU care workers at risk, groups warn
EU care workers are at risk of losing their legal status and rights ahead of the settlement scheme deadline at the end of the...
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