Late payments leading to viability issues for homecare operators
Eight in ten homecare providers that hold contracts with the NHS and local authorities have experienced late payments.
Research by the Homecare Association, based on...
Lee Rowley returns to role of housing minister
Lee Rowley is the new housing minister in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, becoming the 16th appointment to the role since...
Florence partners with Care England to support providers with staffing
Staffing app Florence has partnered with Care England to support its members to improve their continuity of care.
The collaboration will see Florence share thought...
4D technology to be rolled out in care homes for further testing
4D imaging technology that can prevent falls and alert carers to a medical issue could be rolled out in more care homes across England.
Whzan...
Sector ‘left to pick up the pieces’ as visa applications fall
Applications for health and care visas have continued on a downward trend but ‘dependent’ numbers remain disproportionate and unsustainable, the government has warned.
Figures for...
Care England wins right to intervene in sleep-in appeal
Care England has now joined the sleep-in fray after winning the right to intervene in Mencap's Court of Appeal case, due to be heard next month.
The...
Impact Healthcare REIT strengthens portfolio
Impact Healthcare REIT has bought a Bristol care home for £4.9m in a sale and leaseback transaction.
The home operates as two units on one...
Resident dies in Connington Court fire
A female resident has died after a fire broke out at a northeast London residential care home for adults with learning disabilities at around...
Occupancy levels remain unchanged at CareTech
Occupancy levels remained unchanged at CareTech in the half year to 31 March 2018, as net capacity grew by 1.5%.
The provider of specialist social...
Older people facing problems in accessing care at home
Queries to Age UK from older people and their families have revealed a catalogue of issues about social care at home.
Research between September 2017...
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