More than 40 social care employers named for failing to pay minimum wage

Forty-five social care employers have been named for failing to pay staff the national minimum wage. More than £397,000 has been returned to over 2,300...

The Children’s Family Trust grows surplus despite challenges

The Children’s Family Trust posted an increase in its surplus despite operating in a ‘squeezed’ economic climate. The number of children placed with its fostering...

Scottish Care welcomes government engagement on reform

Scottish Care has welcomed the government’s commitment to a three-month period of engagement on social care reform but wants to see a credible plan...

Caron Group grows portfolio with care home deal

Caron Group has grown its portfolio of settings with a deal for Ysguborwen Care Home in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. The property, which is registered...

Autumna appoints Deborah Hulse-Raper as head of commercial growth

Deborah Hulse-Raper has joined care directory Autumna in the role of head of commercial growth. Hulse-Raper, who brings more than 30 years of experience across...

KYN appoints Wendy Westbury as head of client engagement

Residential and nursing home provider KYN has appointed Wendy Westbury as head of client engagement and Joana Pereira as senior client manager, as the...

Remove social care costs from council budgets, says think tank

Social care costs should be taken out of English council budgets, according to the Social Market Foundation. The cross-party think tank argues doing so would...

Care home manager fined over failure to protect resident

A care home manager has been ordered to pay more than £2,300 after failing to provide safe care and treatment to a resident. Suzanne Kirkbride,...

Value of Aedifica’s UK portfolio grows

Aedifica’s UK portfolio recorded the biggest increase in valuation during the first half of the year compared with other European countries in which the...

Retirement living scheme partners with Tunstall Healthcare on TEC

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has partnered with Tunstall Healthcare to install technology enabled care (TEC) systems at Clough Court in Manchester to support residents...