Cost of residential care varies by more than £800
Residential care costs vary by more than £800 per week across Great Britain, analysis from Legal & General Retail Retirement has revealed.
London topped the...
Impact Healthcare REIT strengthens portfolio
Impact Healthcare REIT has bought a Bristol care home for £4.9m in a sale and leaseback transaction.
The home operates as two units on one...
Early Years Education drives growth in children’s nurseries market
LaingBuisson has launched the 14th edition of its Childcare UK Market Report which focuses on the nurseries market.
There are 4.9 million children aged five...
Absence of social care funding concerns MPs
A lack of clarity over adult social care funding presents a ‘significant risk’ to the NHS’s ability to deliver its long-term plan, a group...
Testbed sites receive funds to co-produce tech services
Six care and housing providers have been awarded £440,000 to co-produce tech services with older residents.
Bield Housing & Care, Haringey Council, Platform Housing Group,...
Lib Dem leader calls for cross-party consensus to solve social care
The leader of the Liberal Democrats has called for political parties to come together to solve the social care crisis.
During an ITV Election Interviews...
Scottish Care slams government’s digital strategy
A government strategy into how digital technology can help improve health and care delivery in Scotland has been criticised by Scottish Care because it...
Two-thirds support tax rise to fund better pay in care, survey shows
Two-thirds of people would support an increase in tax to fund a pay rise for care workers.
Data published by gender equality campaigning charity Fawcett...
Data sharing will aim to help drive more joined-up care
Better data sharing through an integrated system will aim to allow the NHS to inform a local authority immediately if a person requires social...
Care providers left ‘exposed’ by PPE decisions, says committee
Social care providers were left exposed by a lack of PPE due to the government’s decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the...