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LGA raises concerns over children’s care

Six of the 10 largest independent groups of providers of children’s residential and fostering placements had more debts and liabilities than tangible assets last...

Person Centred Software launches in Ireland

Person Centred Software has launched in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Valley Nursing Home in County Tyrone, part of MPS Care Group is...

Visitor restrictions in place at care homes

Growing numbers of UK operators are restricting visitors to care homes due to the spread of coronavirus. After learning that operators were suspending non-essential visits,...

The Abbeyfield Society appoints Paul Tennant as chief executive

The Abbeyfield Society has appointed the leader of The Law Society Paul Tennant as its chief executive officer. Tennant, who has been chief executive at...

Care staff to receive pay rise

Social care staff in Scotland will receive an immediate 3.3% pay increase backdated from 1 April. The move, agreed between the Scottish government and the...

Hallmark receives planning permission for £30m development

Hallmark Care Homes has been granted planning consent to redevelop a disused care home in Bromley, south London. Savista Developments will redevelop St Raphael’s into...

Concerns grow over future of care providers

The viability of some care providers is under threat due to rising costs and falling revenues during Covid-19. The chief executive of the United Kingdom...

Providers being supported through a ‘range of measures’, ADASS says

Local authorities have put in place an ‘extensive range of measures’ to support social care providers to deal with increased costs and other pressures...

Young people detained in hospitals vulnerable to abuse, report finds

Coronavirus has left the human rights of young people in detention who are autistic or have learning disabilities vulnerable to abuse. A report by the...

Lessons for the future

Care England chief executive Prof Martin Green looks at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and how the social care sector moves forward The Covid-19...