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Catalyst Care Ltd fined over operating unregistered children’s homes
Catalyst Care Ltd and its directors have been convicted and sentenced for operating unregistered children’s homes in Kent.
The directors of the operator were warned...
Councils cannot outsource safeguarding duty, ombudsman warns
Councils and care providers are being urged to learn urgent lessons after an investigation found a woman received months of substandard care – including...
Nellsar transitions settings to nursing home status
Nellsar Care Homes has developed its specialist care offering after two of its settings transitioned to nursing home status.
The provider, which operates 13 homes...
Displaced care worker scheme reopens
A displaced worker scheme has reopened to new applications in Scotland to help grow the number of care employees.
The initiative helps social care providers...
Frailty service reduces hospital admissions for care home residents
An Addenbrooke’s Hospital service that helps frail older people receive specialist support in their care home has helped cut admissions to hospital.
Research published in...
Appetite among care workers for learning and development, report finds
Education and professionalisation are ‘key levers’ in attracting new talent into social care, as well as making sure existing staff feel valued and supported.
Survey...
Ombudsman calls for improvements to end of life care
Councils and care providers should review their end of life services and identify areas for improvement, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO)...
Council-owned children’s home nears opening
Development has completed on a council-owned children’s home in Kent and will be open to its first residents in the coming months.
The home is...
Outcomes First Group expands into the GCC
Outcomes First Group (OFG) is strengthening its presence across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with the appointment of a chief executive officer for the...
‘Dereliction of public duty’ not to fix social care, says PM
Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock has agreed to provide the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care’s final recommendations by summer 2027, a year earlier...
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