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Maturing retirement living sector attracting investors

Older people’s care and retirement living continue to attract the most interest from investors when they are targeting healthcare assets. According to the UK Healthcare...

Nourish Care launches its integration with GP Connect

Nourish Care has launched its GP Connect integration that enables providers to review records and medical notes of those being supported in real time. Integrating...
Kate Terroni appointed as chief inspector of adult social care

Regulator continues to ‘seek assurances’ over care home visits

The regulator has received concerns over visiting at 189 services since the beginning of December, of which 82 were allegations of blanket bans. It has...

MPs ‘remain concerned’ over social care funding

Extra investment committed to social care falls short of what is needed and will continue to leave people requiring dementia support facing catastrophic costs. During...

Data sharing will aim to help drive more joined-up care

Better data sharing through an integrated system will aim to allow the NHS to inform a local authority immediately if a person requires social...

Making Space brings forward pay increases for frontline staff

Making Space is the latest care provider to pay all employees the voluntary real living (RLW) wage. As recommended by the Living Wage Foundation, £9.90...

Operator accused of providing ’irrational excuse’ by ombudsman

A care provider has been accused of using an ‘irrational excuse’ as a reason not to comply with a finding from the Local Government...

McCarthy Stone to build more retirement developments using MMC

McCarthy Stone will build 40 retirement developments using modern methods of construction (MMC), with the business aiming for 50% of its future communities to...

Task force to focus on better quality housing for older people

A task force will be launched to look at ways better housing can be provided for older people, as part of the government’s levelling...

Investment in housing for older people grows, research finds

Institutional investors spent £1.4bn in the UK seniors housing market last year, analysis from Knight Frank has shown. The annual spend represented a 2.2% rise...