Vision for social care falls short of ‘triggering fundamental reforms’
Momentum gathered around social care reform risks being lost if the direction of travel stops short of ‘triggering fundamental’ changes.
The Nuffield Trust, as part...
Supreme Court to hear sleep-in case
The Supreme Court will begin examining whether residential care workers who ‘sleep in’ are entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) for time that...
Council’s SEN provision under fire following investigations
A county council’s provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) has been criticised in two separate investigations after the ombudsman revealed it had...
Retirement living market to hit £44bn by 2022, says Knight Frank
The private retirement market is estimated to reach a value of £44bn by 2022, according to research by Knight Frank.
Its report, Retirement Living comes...
People encouraged to raise care concerns
People are being encouraged to speak about their experiences of care as part of a campaign to improve standards in England.
Research by the Care...
Homecare service Vivant launches in London
Vivant has been launched in London by the former group director of wellbeing and membership at Loveday, Louise Blezzard.
The homecare service will aim to...
Better Security, Better Care develops data security e-learning resource
Better Security, Better Care has developed an e-learning resource for providers to help improve and assess their staff’s knowledge of data security and protection.
The...
Calls for better support for disabled people and services
The government response to supporting adult social care during the coronavirus pandemic needs to be more inclusive so disabled people and their services get...
People with learning disabilities ‘not valued’, Dimensions CEO tells inquiry
Government guidance issued to providers in supported living during the pandemic has ‘often seemed illogical and contradictory’, the chief executive of Dimensions UK has...
CQC halts routine inspections
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has halted routine inspections as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise.
The regulator said its primary objective was...
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