Data reveals ‘troubling’ impact of Covid on people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities were four times more likely to die because of Covid-19 than the rest of the population, data has revealed.
The rate...
Young people with learning disabilities and autism subjected to ‘horrific’ conditions
The ‘horrific reality’ of the conditions that young people with learning disabilities and autism detained in mental health hospitals have to endure has been...
EU care workers at risk, groups warn
EU care workers are at risk of losing their legal status and rights ahead of the settlement scheme deadline at the end of the...
Workforce strains ‘exacerbated’ by Brexit, says cabinet secretary
Social care workforce pressures are being ‘exacerbated’ by uncertainty over the prospect of the UK leaving the European Union.
Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health...
Care home told to make urgent improvements
A residential care home has been placed into special measures and told to make urgent improvements by the regulator.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried...
CareTech invests in mental health services in the UAE
CareTech International Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of CareTech Holdings Plc – has invested more than £7m in a private outpatient mental health...
Churchill opens Bristol office and recruits regional head
Churchill Retirement Living has opened a regional office in Bristol as it expands its coverage into South West England and South Wales.
The Bristol office...
Target Healthcare agrees £9.7m deal
Target Healthcare REIT has purchased a site and entered into a forward funding agreement for the development of an elderly care home in Rudheath,...
Video: Simon Parker speaks to Mark Walford
In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Mark Walford, founder and chief executive of TrustedCare.
The business is...
Understanding the cost of homecare
Rising wages will impact the cost of care. Colin Angel provides the detail
Calculating the costs of homecare has become an annual event for me...