Danshell opens first supported living service
Danshell, a specialist UK support provider for people with autism and learning disabilities, has opened its first supported living service in Staffordshire.
The service will...
Care home fined after death of resident
A care home has been fined after the death or a resident who slipped from her wheelchair and was not found by staff for...
Sleep-in crisis threatening care providers, survey concludes
More than two-thirds of care operators feel that their business is coming under threat because of the sleep-in pay crisis, a survey has revealed.
Research...
ADASS president writes to PM about ‘failing care market’
The president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has written to Prime Minister Theresa May, saying eight years’ worth of...
Operating margins on the rise at Mears
The Mears Group’s care division experienced a good first half of the year with operating margins increasing in line with guidance, the provider said...
Matt Hancock appointed health and social care secretary
The fallout from the resignations of the foreign and Brexit secretaries yesterday (Monday 9 July) have led to ministerial changes at the Department of...
RCN launches resource for care home staff
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has released an online resource to support nursing staff working in care homes.
Care Home Journey provides members with...
One in ten putting aside money to pay for care
Just one in ten adults (12%) aged 55 and over are putting aside money to pay for their future care, according to consumer watchdog...
Profit to take a dip at McCarthy & Stone
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone is expected to report operating profit for the year to be between £65m and £73m, down from £96m it...
Number of over 90s on the rise
The number of people aged 90 years and over continues to rise, with 579,776 in the UK last year.
Among those aged 90 years and...
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