Care UK to launch wearable connecting older people to 111
Care UK is launching an electronic wrist watch for older people, which will alert NHS 111 services if the user falls ill or has...
Ombudsman upholds two-thirds of unfair charging complaints
The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman upheld 67% of complaints about unfair charging in adult social care in 2017/18, its annual review has...
EBITDA at Four Seasons parent company dips
Lower care home occupancy and increased use of agency staff resulted in EBITDA at the parent of Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC) falling to...
Sovereign Capital seeks buyer for Outcomes First
Private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners has instructed Macquarie Group to sell its education and care business Outcomes First Group, sources close to the...
Action needed on health inequality, report says
Increasing spending on the NHS and social care will not change health inequalities and improve life expectancy on its own, a report by The...
Consultation on care transformation agreed
A consultation will take place in the new year on plans to modernise care services for older people in Rhondda Cynon Taf in South...
Partnerships in Children’s Services up for sale
Foster care company Partnerships in Children’s Services is being sold by private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners for an asking price of £100m, according...
Community-based care drives up revenue at Voyage
Voyage Care has posted a double-digit rise in revenue during the three months to 30 September 2018, its latest financial update has revealed.
Revenue increased...
Half of care workers paid below real living wage, report finds
The social care workforce crisis is ‘inextricably linked’ to low pay and poor working conditions as research reveals half of English care workers are...
Retirement units help drive positive results for ReSI
Residential Secure Income (ReSI) spent £184m on four separate transactions buying a portfolio of 2,112 retirement units across England, Wales and Scotland, its latest...
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