Number of self-funding care home residents drops by 17,800
The number of self-funding care home residents has fallen 12.4% compared with the period before the pandemic.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics...
CQC ‘exploring’ new structures of working
The care regulator needs to reorganise itself and move away from working in silos, as part of its vision to be a more flexible...
Worries over infection control funding and access to PPE
Concerns are growing over whether the second round of infection control funds will be enough to last throughout winter, as well as access to...
Partnerships in Children’s Services up for sale
Foster care company Partnerships in Children’s Services is being sold by private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners for an asking price of £100m, according...
Researchers develop tool to help meet older people’s housing needs
Latest insights into the issue of older people’s housing are now available after the creation of a tool that provides councils with recommendations about...
Therapeutic services key to Capstone’s growth strategy
Growth and development in therapeutic services for complex children and young people helped drive up profitability at Capstone Foster Care.
The agency, which has operations...
Rising costs impact quarterly EBITDA at Voyage Care
Growth in occupancy and weekly fees helped drive up revenue at Voyage Care in the first quarter of the financial year, but figures were...
Dementia patients trial virtual reality headsets
Patients with dementia are trialling virtual reality headsets as part of a research project between specialist mental health charity St Andrew’s Healthcare and the...
Coming to market
High barriers and the need for quality makes adult specialist care an attractive proposition for investors. Deven Pamben covers LaingBuisson’s latest webinar on the...
Christa Echtle becomes chair of Eden Futures
Supported living provider Eden Futures has appointed Christa Echtle as its new chair.
Echtle, who has replaced Stephen Collier, has over 30 years’ experience of...