National Care Group launches apprenticeship scheme
National Care Group has set up an academy and apprenticeship programme to help provide career opportunities for the next generation.
The programme, which will offer...
Reforms could make local care markets ‘unsustainable’, warns report
Government reforms will not improve access for people ineligible for services and could destabilise care markets and providers, a report has warned.
The State of...
Homecare offers ‘wider sense of independence and control’
Nine out of 10 people aged 65 and over would prefer to be supported at home rather than in a care setting, a survey...
Growth rate of care home beds ‘remains insufficient’, says Knight Frank
The growth rate of care home beds continues to be insufficient despite developers and investors keen to press ahead with new sites.
Last year, 71...
Care provider fined £363,000 for failing to protect people
A provider that failed to protect people it cared for from sexual assault has been fined £363,000 at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday 15...
Quality Compliance Systems launches dementia resource hub
Guidance and standards provider Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has launched a Dementia Centre to help care professionals support the cognitive needs and abilities of...
UKHCA rebrands to the Homecare Association
The United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) has rebranded to provide a more modern platform and create a clearer and stronger voice for domiciliary care.
The...
ARCO updates code to protect housing with care customers
The representative body for the housing with care sector has launched a new edition of its consumer code, providing the platform for government to...
Government health and social care levy a ‘huge missed opportunity’
Recruiting staff into the sector has not been made easier by the government’s new health and social care levy in what has been described...
Mandatory Covid and flu vaccines for wider care staff to be considered
Proposals to implement compulsory Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for staff in all frontline health and care settings are to be consulted on.
A six-week consultation...
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