A fifth of last time buyers open to retirement villages, research says
Retirement villages are an increasingly popular option for last time buyers wanting to downsize or have a ‘lower maintenance lifestyle’, new research has claimed.
According...
CQC cancels Tordarrach Nursing Home registration
Tordarrach Nursing Home in Wallington in the London Borough of Sutton has had its registration cancelled by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Residents have been...
Groups claim mental capacity reforms ‘not fit for purpose’
Representative bodies have expressed concerns regarding responsibilities care home managers will be under from proposals set out in the Government’s Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill.
The...
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...
No-deal Brexit to worsen recruitment problems, says Care England
A no-deal Brexit risks worsening recruitment problems in the care sector, an inquiry has been told.
In evidence submitted to the Health and Social Care...
Renaissance Care targets further growth after additions
Scottish entrepreneur Robert Kilgour has added two Lanarkshire care homes to the Renaissance Care portfolio, taking the total number of sites north of the...
Target completes £13.8m care home purchase
UK-listed investor Target Healthcare has bought a purpose-built care home in Ringmer, East Sussex, for approximately £13.8m.
The transaction follows a successful share placing earlier...
Social care green paper delayed
The government has delayed the publication of its social care green paper until the new year.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said...
Pay boost for Leonard Cheshire frontline workers
Leonard Cheshire has invested an extra £7m in its frontline staff in the UK, lifting the lowest paid ‘well above’ the national minimum wage...
Research aims to improve care home catering
The average care home spends less than £2.50 a day on food and drink for residents, preliminary research findings have concluded.
After interviewing caterers and...
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