Councils warned over care home fees
Councils have been warned to be accurate when charging for care home fees following a complaint against North Somerset Council.
The Local Government and Social...
Accomplish aims to become ‘market leader’
Accomplish is positioning itself at the forefront of specialist care support services with its latest acquisition of Freedom Care.
Speaking to CM, Accomplish chief executive...
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’...
Refocusing of health and care system needed, report concludes
Failure to grow and invest in primary and community health and care services is one of the most ‘significant and long-running failures’ of policy for...
LGA concerned over private equity involvement in care placements
Growing private equity and stock market involvement in children’s social care in England should be reviewed due to profit and debt levels, a membership...
Struggling councils failing people with dementia, study reports
Overstretched councils are struggling to meet legal duties in social care services for people with dementia, Freedom of Information data has revealed.
Healthwatch England asked...
Labour pledges to increase homecare packages
The Labour Party has announced plans to increase the number of homecare packages if it were to gain power, as part of measures to...
Care sector architect firm becomes employee owned
A care sector architect firm has transitioned into an employee ownership trust (EOT).
KWL Architects was founded by directors Philip Lewis and Neil Ross, who...
Demand for social care advice outstripping resources
The number of social care needs assessment enquiries rose by 229% in 2021/22 compared to before the pandemic, with the increase in demand for...
Nourish Care appointed as a go-to provider for digital records
Nourish Care have been approved by NHSX as a go-to provider for digital social care records.
The digital care planning provider has been added to...
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