Postal workers to help tackle loneliness among older people
The Home Office will pilot a scheme with Royal Mail, private enterprise, local authorities and the voluntary sector to help identify and support older...
Fewer older people getting homecare
Almost 20,000 fewer older people are getting care at home, figures obtained by Labour MP Barbara Keeley have shown.
Data provided through Freedom of Information...
Newborns taken into care on the rise
The number of newborns taken into care has increased by 136% over the past nine years, figures have revealed.
Research by the Nuffield Family Justice...
Target Healthcare reports positive quarter following acquisitions
UK listed specialist investor Target Healthcare has added £31m worth of property and sites to its portfolio, its unaudited quarterly net asset value (NAV)...
UKHCA chief exec to step down
UK Home Care Association (UKHCA) chief executive Bridget Warr will be stepping down from her position in April after eight years in the role.
Warr...
Occupancy rates hit 89.4% high
Occupancy rates have a hit an all-time high and risen for the sixth consecutive year to 89.4% - surpassing the 89.3% figure in 2006...
Delayed transfers of care numbers fall 19%
The number of delayed transfers of care fell in August by 19% year on year, official government figures report.
There were 145,617 delayed days during...
Regulator warns of growing ‘care injustice’
A ‘growing care injustice’ could take shape unless access and quality improves in the country, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned.
Its annual state...
LifeCare Residences reports £19m profit as it targets growth
LifeCare Residences reported a pre-tax profit of £19.5m (2017: £22.8m) in the year ended 31 March 2018, with the company operating three ‘fully sold-down’...
CAMHS referrals up 26%
The number of referrals to specialist child mental health services has increased by 26% over the last five years, research by the Education Policy...
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