Mental health service rated ‘inadequate’ by CQC
Mental health hospital Meadow Lodge in Chudleigh, Devon, has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Inspectors visited the service in February...
A quarter of sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health
More than one in four sandwich carers have shown symptoms of mental ill-health while looking after both sick, disabled or older relatives and children.
This...
Adlington Management Services adds communities to portfolio
Adlington Management Services (AMS) has taken on six more retirement communities, in addition to the half-dozen it already manages.
The management arm of Adlington Retirement...
Friends of the Elderly subsidiary exits council contracts
Friends of the Elderly subsidiary Triangle Community Services chose to withdraw from ‘all significant public authority contracts’ during the last financial year as it...
Anchor improves energy performance of homes
Anchor has upgraded the energy performance of 23 properties in Durham after securing money from the social housing decarbonisation fund (SHDF) wave 2.
The project...
CCN warns against centralisation of social care
Council leaders have warned against a ‘knee jerk’ centralisation of social care in the aftermath of Coronavirus.
The County Councils Network (CCN) said moving away...
LGA calls on government to ask retired care workers to return to work
The Local Government Association (LGA) wants the government to consider asking retired care workers to return to work to help support those most at...
NHS Confederation petition demands government action
A petition calling on the government to commit to a funding plan for health and social care up to 2035 in response to ‘crippling’...
Horizon Care & Education fully integrates Key2 with rebrand
Horizon Care & Education has fully integrated Key2 into its business by renaming the division Horizon Supported Accommodation.
The move comes as it prepares for...
Care home profitability dented due to rising costs
Staffing remains the number one challenge for care home operators both in terms of cost and recruitment, according to global property adviser Knight Frank.
Average...
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