The heart of the community
Middleton Hall is set to become employee owned. Mia Vigar communications lead at consultancy firm Baxendale examines why the model could be a solution...
Lack of social contact impacting care home residents with dementia
Four-fifths of care homes have reported a lack of social contact is causing a deterioration in the health and wellbeing of their residents with...
Children not receiving social care support needed due to staffing challenges
Children’s social care continues to be ‘plagued’ by workforce challenges, with the pandemic worsening long-standing staffing problems.
A report on the ongoing impact of the...
Wellbeing central to health and care workforce plan
The Welsh government has published a 10-year vision for its health and care workforce, with the wellbeing of workers central to the plan.
Covering seven...
CareTech’s Smartbox expands into Germany with acquisition
Smartbox Holdings Ltd – majority owned by CareTech – has bought Rehavista GmBH and its subsidiary company Logbuk.
Rehavista is Germany’s largest provider of augmentative...
Preparing for change
Jo Moseley, senior associate in the employment team at Irwin Mitchell, provides a guide to what care operators need to look out for this...
Adult social care workforce grows 1.4%
The adult social care workforce in England has grown by 20,000 to 1.49 million workers in the past year, Skills for Care research has...
Resilient health and social care attracts investors
Healthcare assets are attracting greater levels of capital from investors as demand has remained resilient during the pandemic, a survey has found.
Commercial real estate...
Kids Planet targets growth with new settings
Childcare provider Kids Planet plans to open ten settings over the next nine months, increasing its portfolio of operations to 62.
Despite the impact of...
Impact agrees £25m credit facility
Impact Healthcare REIT has agreed a new revolving credit facility worth £25m with Clydesdale Bank.
The facility will help the real estate investment trust to...