Children’s social care referrals fall almost a fifth during lockdown
The number of children referred to social care services fell by almost a fifth during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown between April and...
Dementia care costs to treble over next two decades
The cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next 20 years, research has revealed.
While the number of people...
CQC falls into ‘trap’ its own guidance warns against
A tribunal has concluded that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ‘failed to properly’ evaluate an application from a care home provider to vary the...
CAMHS referrals up 26%
The number of referrals to specialist child mental health services has increased by 26% over the last five years, research by the Education Policy...
Civitas buys social housing properties for £37.6m
Civitas Social Housing PLC has bought a portfolio of 67 social housing properties with 362 tenancies for £37.6m.
The properties, all in England, will be...
Long-term care spending reaches £14bn
Long-term care spending climbed by £369m to reach £14bn in 2017/18, according to a financial report published by NHS Digital.
Overall, the number of people...
Social care employee referral app gathers momentum
Care Friends has paid out over £500,000 to workers via its points reward system.
The employee referral app, which was launched in partnership with Skills...
‘Hastily scraped together’ care cap amendment rejected by peers
Members of the House of Lords have voted against a government amendment to the Care Act covering the cap on care costs, with one...
Capacity tracker grows to help better manage demand in care settings
Thousands of care providers have registered to a capacity tracker that reports up-to-date bed vacancies to help better manage demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Managed by...
Vegetarians and vegans in care settings facing ‘daily challenges’
Better awareness is needed to protect philosophical or religious beliefs when providing food to people in care settings.
An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on vegetarianism...
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