Operator accused of providing ’irrational excuse’ by ombudsman
A care provider has been accused of using an ‘irrational excuse’ as a reason not to comply with a finding from the Local Government...
Relationship between social care and health ‘muddled’, says care minister
Social care and health services should no longer be working in isolation as the relationship between the two ‘often gets muddled’, care minister Caroline Dinenage...
New Care plans to create 800 jobs
New Care is planning to create around 800 jobs across the North of England over the next 12-24 months, as part of its growth...
Andrea Sutcliffe to leave CQC
Care Quality Commission (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe (pictured) is stepping down at the end of the year.
She will become...
Fulcrum launches AI chatbot to assist care staff
Fulcrum Care Consulting has launched an AI-based app to support care professionals.
It has designed Ken.care, an app that aims to be a practical support...
Social care gets £150m in Local Finance Settlement
The Government has announced an extra £150m for councils to spend on social care in the Local Finance Settlement 2018/19.
Secretary of State for Housing,...
ADASS calls for ‘total reset’ of adult social care
Council bosses are calling for a two-year funding settlement to help ensure the short-term sustainability of adult social care before establishing new models of...
Scottish care home has service suspended
Muirhead Care Home has had an interim suspension order taken out against it after inspectors found ‘vulnerable’ residents were being ‘tied to chairs with...
Impact Healthcare buys £2.8m care home
Investment trust Impact Healthcare REIT has bought Yew Tree Care Centre in Redcar, North Yorkshire, for £2.8m from Monarch Alternative Capital LP.
The 76-bed nursing...
Care and support provision ‘extremely volatile’, say council directors
More than half of local authorities in England are rationing care and support, a survey of council directors has found.
Despite an increase in the...
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