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Consultation on care transformation agreed

A consultation will take place in the new year on plans to modernise care services for older people in Rhondda Cynon Taf in South...

Four Seasons talks extension agreed

Restructuring talks between Four Seasons Healthcare and H/2 Capital Partners, who own most of Four Seasons’ bond debt, have been extended to allow more...

Calls for new tax model to pay for social care

A new property tax should be implemented to raise more than £2bn to help address gaps in public social care funding. The recommendation is one...

Over-55s living in poor standard of housing, report finds

More than two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing, a report by the Centre for Ageing Better...
LaingBuisson’s Investing in Healthcare Conference 2019

Social infrastructure not a ‘dominant’ investment strategy for iCON

iCON Infrastructure does not expect social infrastructure to become a ‘dominant’ part of its investment strategy. Speaking at LaingBuisson’s Investing in Healthcare Conference 2019, managing...

Financial frailty of care providers needs resolving, says new ADASS president

The ‘distressed situation’ care providers find themselves in needs to be addressed with sustained support, the new president of the Association of Directors of...

Revamp of residential care market needed, think tank says

An independent body to oversee residential care should be set as part of an overhaul of the system to help provide better services for...

Government accused of betraying vulnerable people

Care England has accused the government of betraying thousands of vulnerable people with learning disabilities and autism. It said more than 2,000 adults needing specialist...

Mears to consider Andrew Hogarth for chair

Mears Group plans to appoint a new chair by the end of October and will consider former Staffline chief executive Andrew Hogarth. As reported earlier...

Mears chairman Bob Holt to stand down

Mears Group chairman Bob Holt (pictured) will not stand for re-election at the organisation’s 2019 annual general meeting. The decision comes days after Shareholder Value...