Welltower offers to sell ‘a number’ of care homes following competition concerns

Welltower has offered to sell ‘a number of care home properties’ as part of remedies following the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s investigation into...

Shaw healthcare awarded 15-year contract from Powys County Council

Powys County Council has strengthened its long-term partnership between Shaw healthcare through a 15-year contract covering 12 older people’s care homes and one reablement...

Baroness Casey highlights pressures facing adult social care to political parties

Baroness Casey of Blackstock has chaired a cross-party roundtable highlighting the pressures facing adult social care, the importance of long-term reform, and the need...

Better intervention needed to prevent exploitation of care-experienced children

Care-experienced children and young people should be recognised as a priority group within exploitation prevention strategies. This is one of several priority areas identified in...

Radis Community Care strengthens footprint in Manchester

Radis Community Care has strengthened its footprint in Manchester after securing contracts to provide services at three extra care housing schemes. It will provide round-the-clock...

Portus Supported Housing creates property management service

Portus Supported Housing (PSH) has created a specialist property management division to deliver repairs and maintenance services for customers. The move brings property services in-house,...

Caremark franchise adds eBikes to fleet for greener homecare  

Caremark Hull & East Riding has added 12 eBikes to its fleet to help cut emissions and make journeys between customer visits more efficient. The...

Skills for Care secures workforce contracts from DHSC

Skills for Care has secured two three-year contracts to strengthen support for the adult social care workforce in England. The first contract will see it...

Baroness Casey highlights strain on carers navigating social care system

Baroness Louise Casey has highlighted the struggles unpaid carers have to go through when ‘navigating’ the social care system. During a speech at Carers UK’s...

Housing 21 has consumer standards rating upgraded

Housing 21 has had its consumer standards rating upgraded from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) after it delivered on an improvement strategy. The provider’s...