CHA calls for children’s care decisions to be ‘grounded in evidence’

A policy to eliminate profit from children’s residential care in Wales is being implemented without a funded or realistic delivery plan, The Children’s Homes...

Housing 21 and Churchill to deliver more than 300 homes

Housing 21 and Churchill Living Partnerships plan to deliver more than 300 homes for older people across England. The tie-up will initially provide two new...

Visiting Angels to provide homecare in Northern Ireland

Visiting Angels Northern Ireland will officially launch next month, providing homecare and companionship services. The service, which opens on Thursday 5 February, is led by...

Stow Healthcare emerges as ‘front runner’ in potential care deal

Norfolk County Council is recommending the transfer of Norse Care’s 20 residential services to Stow Healthcare through a share sale. If a deal is agreed...

Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children housed illegally

More than half of children housed illegally by councils have education, health and care plans (EHCP), as the number of placements costing more than...

Social Care Wales updates professional practice codes

Professional practice codes for social care workers and employers in Wales are being updated to make them clearer and easier to follow. From 1 July,...

US investors to dominate healthcare transaction activity, says Colliers

Transactional volumes in the UK healthcare market surpassed £12bn last year, driven by whole company sales in the older people’s care sector. Figures released by...

National Care Forum joins digital inclusion consortium

The National Care Forum (NCF) has been selected as one of 50 partners in an initiative to combat digital exclusion in the Liverpool City...

Children at risk due to ‘dysfunctional’ care system, report finds

Children are being placed in inappropriate homes through a residential care system in England that is not working, MPs have concluded. A Public Accounts Committee...

Investor appetite for care homes ‘remains strong’

International investors continue to show appetite for exposure to the UK care market, reinforcing its position as a key sector for global capital. Christie &...