Sanctuary Care to provide international students with placements

Sanctuary Care has partnered with Oxford International Education Group (OIEG) to provide international students with work placements. The collaboration means international students enrolled in OIEG’s...

Government intervention needed to ‘kick-start’ later living market

An Office for an Ageing Population should be set up to help address the ‘crisis’ in older people’s housing and encourage government to develop...

Care services will close without support, survey reveals

One in five care providers plan to close their businesses entirely due to the combined impact of National Insurance changes and National Living Wage...

Fee shortfalls concentrated in northern regions, data shows

Local authorities are underpaying operators of care homes for older people in England by £223m in 2024/25, data calculated by LaingBuisson has revealed. Fee shortfalls...

Better and earlier education needed to help people plan for care

Three-quarters of people (76%) are concerned they will not have enough money to pay for a place in assisted living or a care home...

Employer NI hike ‘likely to be catastrophic’ for some providers

Extra funds allocated to social care in the Autumn Budget will be wiped out by changes to employer National Insurance contributions (ENICs), which will...

CoolCare launches ‘connected reception’ for visitors and staff

Software provider CoolCare has launched a ‘connected reception’ feature as it looks to make front of house of care homes more digitised and inviting...

Coalition calls for investment in end-of-life care

Radical changes are needed in end-of-life care, including investment in training and support for frontline workers. The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the...

Social care needs ‘complete reform and revamp’, MPs told

Social care has been failed by successive governments and needs a ‘complete reform and revamp’, MPs have been told. Lord Darzi of Denham told a...

Radis wins extra care contract

Radis Community Care has taken over operations of Essex-based extra care service The Cannons. Built in 1984, the service is made up of 38 one-...