Children in care disconnected from local area, report finds

Councils have warned ‘far too many’ children are being disconnected from their local community due to a lack of available care and placements nearby. Growing...

First Qualia Care setting sold following High Court ruling

Vriddhi Investments (Agha Group) has bought St Mary’s in Moston, Manchester – a Qualia Care home that was initially funded through a Ponzi scheme. It...

Young care workers ‘disillusioned’ by their experiences, research finds

Young people leave the adult social care sector because they feel unsupported and experience ‘toxic work cultures’, research published by The King’s Fund has...

Providing choice

Is bigger always better in retirement living? Nick Sanderson, Audley Group chief executive officer, discusses. One-hundred-and-eighty-three new senior living schemes opened in 2023. And while...

Anavo appoints Fiona White as regional operations manager

Anavo has recruited Fiona White as regional operations manager for the south of England. White began her career in sales and marketing, with 13 years...

Andrew Fyfe joins Christie & Co as associate director

Christie & Co has appointed Andrew Fyfe as an associate director in its care team in Scotland. Fyfe has experience working in the healthcare sector...

Councils call for ‘forgotten’ group not to be overlooked

Two-thirds of social care commissioning budgets are spent on working age and disabled adults, analysis reveals, as councils call for this ‘forgotten’ group not...

Churchill appoints Grayham Tucker as divisional operations director

Churchill Living has appointed Grayham Tucker to the newly created role of group divisional operations director (Southern) to develop its presence across the south...

LGSCO chief executive to retire

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) chief executive, Nigel Ellis, will retire in May. Ellis, who has been CEO for eight years, was...

The 1% challenge

Kieron Steele, Lifeways chief financial officer, discusses the importance of operating as efficiently as possible to make sure that no penny is wasted. As the...