Interlinked vulnerabilities impacting children, says outgoing commissioner
A child growing up in poverty is 88% more likely to have a special educational need than a young person from a wealthier background.
Delivering...
CareTech approaches Cambian over deal
CareTech Holdings is in discussions with the Cambian Group regarding a possible £400m takeover.
The specialist social care services provider confirmed it had held talks...
Care home owners fined after admitting failings
Owners of a Nottinghamshire care home have been ordered to pay more than £54,000 after a 94-year-old man fell and suffered a fractured femur.
Rhoda...
Antipsychotic drugs being inappropriately prescribed, finds report
Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly being used in care home settings to ‘manage’ challenging behaviour of people with dementia, a report by a National Assembly...
Charity calls for action to remedy care standards
Poorly performing care homes should be constantly re-evaluated to help drive better performance similarly to the way failing schools are re-inspected, an older people’s...
Nourish Care integrates Ally software to better monitor residents
Nourish Care plans to integrate acoustic monitoring system Ally on to its platform.
Ally’s software analyses sound and motion in a care home resident’s room...
Care groups sign up to migration position paper
Two care organisations representing the sector in Wales have signed up to a position paper and written to Home Secretary Priti Patel calling for...
Taskforce aimed at tackling housing options gathers support
A taskforce aimed at tackling the challenges of an ageing population in Scotland continues to garner support.
A year after the Scottish housing with care...
Decision not to test CQC inspectors ‘extraordinary’
The National Care Forum is calling for a reversal of the decision to allow Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors into care homes without testing.
The...
Councils face £19bn shortfall, research finds
Local authorities face a funding shortfall of £19.1bn over the next five years, which equates to £3.8bn each year, research has shown.
A County Councils...
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