CQC cancels domiciliary care service registration
Domiciliary care service Satellite Consortium Limited (SCL) in Haringey, north London, has had its registration cancelled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), effectively closing...
Older People’s Commissioner for Wales sets out ambition
Heléna Herklots has invited individuals and organisations to work with her to improve the lives of older people in Wales.
The Older People’s Commissioner for...
One in ten putting aside money to pay for care
Just one in ten adults (12%) aged 55 and over are putting aside money to pay for their future care, according to consumer watchdog...
‘Care Isa’ could form part of green paper
A ‘care Isa’ is being considered as part of the Government’s adult social care green paper, according to The Sunday Telegraph.
The Isas would be...
Extra care homes planned for Cornwall
Cornwall Council plans to create 3,500 extra care housing units across the county by 2025, as it aims to reduce pressure on its adult...
Opportunities beckon for care home sector, says report
The UK care home sector is ‘brimming with opportunities’ for providers as long as they are prepared to adapt and innovate.
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton...
Battered local government impacting social care
Local government ‘is on the ropes’ amid ‘remorseless’ budget cuts that have put strain on social care provision, a report has said.
This is despite...
CareTech strikes deal to buy Cambian for up to £372m
Social care operator CareTech Holdings has agreed to buy children’s services provider Cambian Group in a deal worth up to £372m.
The enlarged group will...
CBI calls for ‘dynamic system’ to meet healthcare pressures
More training places need to be made available to help match workforce requirements in the healthcare sector, reducing the reliance on international workers.
A report...
Pensioners willing to downsize, survey reveals
More than four million pensioners would consider downsizing, the latest retirement confidence index from McCarthy & Stone has revealed.
The annual snapshot, which is produced...
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