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Residential care home placed in special measures

A care home run by Wellington Healthcare (Arden) Ltd has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated it ‘inadequate’...

Provider fined for running care agency illegally

An operator of a homecare agency has been fined after admitting to providing care illegally. Girl Friday Somerset Ltd was fined £5,000 and ordered to...

Care providers looking to grow portfolios, says market review

Demand for care homes has remained strong but the pandemic delayed properties coming to market as owners grappled with Covid-19 outbreaks and occupancy challenges. A...

Care for working age adults not being ‘adequately reflected’

Four out of ten directors of adult social services are most concerned about funding increasingly complex care and support for working age disabled people. This...

Scrutiny concerns over compulsory vaccination regulations

Care homes need to ‘urgently implement’ appropriate systems to comply with new regulations over compulsory Covid-19 vaccination for those working in the sector. The House...

Assistive technology needs scaling up across care, says report

A framework should be established to make assistive technology (AT) mainstream in adult social care services, a report by the County Councils Network (CCN)...

Care England sets out five-point plan for adult social care

Care England has set out its vision for adult social care to the prime minister and other key policymakers. We Care For England is set...

Guidance to support deployment of nursing associates in care

Skills for Care has launched a guide to support the deployment of nursing associates in adult social care. The guidance will provide care providers and...

Community support system ‘broken’, report finds

Investment in community support and provision for autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities is significantly below the level required, a group of MPs...

Not-for-profit care providers report staff departures are on the rise

Nearly 60% of not-for-profit care providers have seen the rate of staff exits rise since April. A snap survey by the National Care Forum (NCF)...