Most people not planning how they will fund their care
Roughly half of English adults do not know what ‘social care’ means and have not planned how they will pay for their care when...
Maisons de Famille takes controlling stake of Dorea
French group Maisons de Famille (MdF) has become a majority shareholder of care home operator Dorea, taking over from private equity fund Quadriga Capital.
MdF...
Civitas makes ‘strong progress’ in first half
Real estate investment trust Civitas Social Housing completed purchases of properties totalling £150.7m, its half-year results for the period ended 30 September 2018 show.
The investor...
Care company to scrap £50 staff sickness charge
A nurse and
care worker recruiter has announced that it will be scrapping a £50 charge it
makes to staff who phone in sick.
An
investigation by The...
Apposite invests in children’s care provider
Apposite Capital has bought specialist care provider Courtyard Care through its portfolio company Swanton Care for an undisclosed sum.
The private equity firm’s venture comes...
Number of children placed in care homes rises
More children are being placed in care home services in Scotland, a Care Inspectorate report has found.
A three-year review found between 1,100 and 1,300...
Rethink needed to improve better ageing
Radical action is needed to help the over 50s who are less well-off as they face greater challenges that will result in them dying...
Shift from care homes to supported living unstoppable, report finds
The adult specialist care sector has seen a slow but unstoppable shift from service provision in registered care homes to supported living services.
Despite disappointment...
Regulator calls for action over segregation and seclusion
The care regulator is calling for ‘urgent action’ to strengthen safeguards that protect the safety, welfare and human rights of children and young people...
DHSC agrees to reconsider funded nursing care rate
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed to reconsider the 2019/20 funded nursing care rate in response to a legal challenge...
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