Integrated technological approaches needed in housing and care, report urges
Technology and digital infrastructure that support future care needs must be built into all new housing, a report has urged.
Following a six-month inquiry by...
Ofsted calls for stronger oversight of large children’s home providers
Ofsted is calling for stronger oversight of large providers as it argues legislation is outdated and does not reflect how the early years and...
Care England urges inquiry not to unfairly focus on bad practice
Care England has urged an inquiry into the protection of human rights in care settings not to only focus on bad practice but also...
‘Fundamental reform’ must be tackled, committee says
Plans for the health and social care levy have been criticised for providing insufficient funding for the sector over the next three years, and...
Transactions in care home sector remain subdued, Savills reports
Investment in the care home sector remains subdued, with this year so far being ‘quiet’, analysis from Savills has revealed.
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Deficit in funding for homecare services ‘exposed’, research reveals
Inadequate funding for homecare is leading to poor pay for its workforce and substandard practices in commissioning and purchasing of services by public bodies.
Research...
CMA concerned over availability and price of children’s care
Children in care are not being placed in the right homes while providers charge high prices and make big profits in what the Competition...
Profitability per registered bed declines to a three-year low
Analysis of the Care Quality Commission’s market oversight scheme has shown profitability per registered bed declined to a three-year low in March this year...
Recruitment and staff retention ‘serious and deteriorating’, says CQC
Recruitment and staff retention continue to be severe problems for adult social care, with the situation ‘serious and deteriorating’, the regulator has said.
It has...
Investing in care workforce becoming ‘ever more urgent’
Extra funds will be provided for social care to improve hospital patient discharges, expand community services and reduce re-admissions in an effort to ease...
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