Personal asset mechanism proposed for state funding of care
A personal asset protection (PAP) system has been proposed as a solution to help resolve the issue of state funding in social care for...
QCS and OnePlan form alliance to support frontline care
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) is partnering with OnePlan Software to strengthen the support they can provide to care operators.
The agreement will see both companies...
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...