Government loan supports Audley Group development
A £40m loan is being provided to accelerate the construction of 255 mid-market retirement homes in Audley Group’s Mayfield Villages portfolio.
The cash injection from...
Council pilots Lilli technology to support people at home
Dorset Council is partnering with software company Lilli in a three-month pilot to identify cost and time savings in care provision, enabling existing service...
Sure Care nursing home placed in special measures
A care home operated by Sure Care (UK) Ltd has been rated as ‘inadequate’ overall and placed in special measures.
Derwent Lodge Nursing Home in...
Care Workers’ Charity enters partnership to better support sector
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has partnered with The Outstanding Society to share best practice and better support the social care sector.
They will look...
ICHA calls on care review to engage in ‘respectful dialogue’
The Independent Children’s Homes Association (ICHA) is calling on the care review to give equal weight to all parties and engage more with the...
Rollout of digital projects creating stronger links
Expanding the use of digital technology projects in social care could save more than £125m, while also creating stronger links between providers, local authorities...
CareTech Foundation planning to develop training programme
The CareTech Foundation plans to develop a training programme to attract graduates into social care.
Modelled on ‘Teach First’ and ‘Police Now’ programmes, ‘Now Care’...
Scottish government launches National Care Service consultation
The Scottish government has launched a consultation to seek the public’s views ahead of the creation of a National Care Service.
Establishment of a service...
System of finding homes for children in care needs ‘broad re-think’
The system of finding homes for children in care is ‘extremely fragile’, with some individuals sent miles from their families and communities including English...
Home Instead partners with Barclays to provide digital training
Home Instead is partnering with Barclays Bank to give its care teams access to digital training.
Barclays has made available online learning tools through its...
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