Government considers over-40s social care tax
The government is considering funding social care through a German-styled model, with a 2.5% levy on wages for the over 40s, a new report...
Warning issued over Covid-positive care staff
Providers have been warned regulatory action will be taken against them if Covid-positive staff are found to be working in care settings.
Staff who have...
Care and support provision ‘extremely volatile’, say council directors
More than half of local authorities in England are rationing care and support, a survey of council directors has found.
Despite an increase in the...
Opportunities for ‘savvy’ investors and operators, says report
Opportunity should present itself for ‘savvy’ investors and operators that have ‘significant’ cash or those less reliant on debt amid the economic uncertainty.
Knight Frank’s...
Care home nurses left feeling undervalued, report finds
Four-fifths of care home nurses reported ‘very negative experiences’ while working through Covid-19, with many workers feeling undervalued, unsupported and under pressure.
A report on...
ReSI buys retirement homes for £40.2m
Investor Residential Secure Income (ReSI) has exchanged contracts to buy 478 retirement homes from housing association Places for People for £40.2m.
The deal has already...
Care home fined after death of resident
A care home has been fined after the death or a resident who slipped from her wheelchair and was not found by staff for...
Independent sector proves itself as a ‘reliable infrastructure provider’
At a launch event of the latest Care Homes for Older People report, its author told an audience a watershed moment for the sector...
Quality Compliance Systems launches dementia resource hub
Guidance and standards provider Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has launched a Dementia Centre to help care professionals support the cognitive needs and abilities of...
New Directions expands training and recruitment offering
New Directions Health and Social Care has expanded its services to offer short and long-term nursing placements and permanent positions in private healthcare.
A service...
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