Saving funds ‘increasingly critical’, says spending watchdog
Adult social care services in Scotland are not keeping up with demand from older people who are facing long waits for care assessments and...
Turnover falls slightly at Four Seasons
Turnover at Four Seasons Health Care Group fell 3.8% to £660.4m (2016: £686.2m) in the year ended 31 December 2017.
It financial results show that...
Antipsychotic drugs being inappropriately prescribed, finds report
Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly being used in care home settings to ‘manage’ challenging behaviour of people with dementia, a report by a National Assembly...
Care2Connect snaps up Brooker Care
West Sussex homecare provider Care2Connect has bought Brooker Care - the East Grinstead-based service for an undisclosed sum.
Brooker Care, which employs 25 members of...
Fee rates and occupancy levels help grow Care UK revenue
Increased fee rates and a rise in occupancy levels helped boost performance at Care UK, which saw revenue grow to £655.8m in the year...
Unison seeks permission to appeal sleep-ins decision
Unison has lodged an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in the Mencap case.
It is expected to take up to eight...
Civitas continues with acquisition drive
Civitas Social Housing PLC has completed the purchase of four social housing properties for £31.9m – its second major transaction in just over a...
Inspection regime could impact care home ratings
Inconsistencies in the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s inspection regime could be impacting the performance of care homes.
Analysis of CQC data has found that one...
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...
Civitas seals £8.8m property deals
Civitas Social Housing plc has announced two separate deals – each worth more than £4m and 86 tenancies.
One of the deals is for three...
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