Older people want more housing alternatives, survey reveals
Nine in 10 (89%) older people want more alternatives to care and nursing homes, survey findings published by ARCO have revealed.
It also found seven...
Care provider and manager fined over failure to protect resident
A care provider and its home manager have been ordered to pay more than £145,000 by Blackpool Magistrates’ Court after they failed to protect...
Government proposes legislation on visiting in care settings
Residents in care homes will be able to have visitors in all circumstances, under legislation being brought forward.
Health and care settings should allow visits,...
Social care offers ‘second career’ for older workers
Growing capacity of the social care workforce will involve attracting more men and older people into the sector.
Speaking during a panel debate, Care Friends...
Care waiting lists down but sector ‘not out of the woods’
Two-thirds of council areas (66%) have seen care providers close or cease trading in the past six months, impacting 8,334 people, figures from Association...
Planning activity down, Carterwood analysis reveals
Planning applications in both the older people’s care home and retirement living sectors have fallen in the past year, analysis from Carterwood has shown.
In...
Riverstone Kensington launches recovery suite
Riverstone Kensington has launched a recovery suite to support people after a hospital stay, operation, illness, or injury.
The suite, which has been developed for...
Global alliance to promote household models of residential care
A trio of providers from three continents are advocating the wider adoption of small domestic household models of residential care.
The UK’s Belong Villages, Australia’s...
Active Care Group making progress but work still needed, review finds
Inspectors will continue to monitor improvement plans at Active Care Group (ACG) after a review found more work needs to be done to ensure...
Ombudsman issues adverse findings notice against provider
A care provider has refused to pay a remedy to a former resident following an ombudsman investigation because the owner said he has stopped...
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