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Andrea Sutcliffe to leave CQC

Care Quality Commission (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe (pictured) is stepping down at the end of the year. She will become...
Target delivers portfolio diversification with investments

Target Healthcare ‘optimistic’ as profit grows 45%

Target Healthcare REIT has allocated £35.8m towards its development programme, which will support the construction of seven care homes adding £3.8m to portfolio rent...

Civitas buys properties for £8m

Civitas Social Housing has bought three specialist supported living properties for £8m, comprising 42 tenancies. The sites are being leased to Falcon Housing Association CIC...

Child sex abuse inquiry underway 

An inquiry looking into historic sexual abuse of children in care has opened in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police has been investigating reports of the abuse in...

Hancock announces £240m for social care this winter

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock (pictured) has announced emergency funding worth £240m for the adult social care sector to help ease demand...

MP’s report finds ‘demoralised’ homecare workforce

The nature of homecare work is often making employees feel ‘isolated, demoralised, forgotten and undervalued’. Oral and written submissions supplied by 98 care workers to...

Government committed to meeting housing needs of older people

The government has outlined its commitment to making the housing market work for older people and recognises the ‘fundamental need’ to age-proof homes. Responding to...

Dementia costs taking ‘financial and emotional toll’, says charity

Dementia care charges need to be better monitored after a report found that costs can be up to 40% more for those who have...

Councils failing Care Act duties, report finds

Struggling unpaid carers are not being supported properly until they reach crisis point, while nearly half of councils risk breaching their Care Act duties,...
Social care organisations write to minister over mental capacity changes

Care Minister backs integration tool

The Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage (pictured) has backed a new tool which encourages better collaboration between health and care organisations. The National Institute for...