Research project identifies survival strategies in care

Three hundred care professionals are taking part in a research project looking at how providers are investing in growth and adapting to ongoing pressures...

Budgets failing to fund the ‘true cost of care’, says report

Homecare providers need £34.42 per hour from April to deliver sustainable services, which comply with employment and care regulations. An updated minimum price for homecare...

Adult social care funding put at ‘enormous risk’, says NCF

Concerns have been raised by the decision to unringfence the majority of adult social care grants allocated to local government. As part of the provisional...

Octopus Capital appoints Bennett Construction to build homes

Bennett Construction has been appointed by Octopus Capital to deliver two retirement living schemes in Surrey and Oxfordshire. It is the main works contractor to...

People trying to access own care records being let down, says ICO

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has called for urgent improvements across UK local authorities and health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland after...

Care sector ‘transitioning into a period of growth’, says Knight Frank

An uptick in weekly fee income has helped drive improvements in profitability for care operators. Knight Frank’s Healthcare Trading Performance Survey, which covers over 100,000...

Four in five providers using digital social care record

Four in five (80%) providers now use digital social care records, as the sector continues to shift away from pen and paper. The records allow...

Providers partner up to improve homecare options for clients

Trinity Homecare Group is partnering with Blossom Homecare to help improve care options across the UK. The agreement will see Blossom franchisees working with Trinity...

Milkwood Care fined for failing to protect resident

Milkwood Care Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £33,000 after a resident climbed out of a window and then fell. The provider pleaded...

Care leavers lacking support when starting adult life, says charity

Thousands of young care leavers are starting their adult lives facing homelessness, according to official figures. Government statistics show homelessness among care leavers has risen...