Untold Living begins constructing £20m IRC development

Construction work has started on Untold Living’s £20m integrated retirement community (IRC) in Newport, Shropshire. Contractor McPhillips will develop the five-acre site into an IRC...

Government intervention needed to ‘kick-start’ later living market

An Office for an Ageing Population should be set up to help address the ‘crisis’ in older people’s housing and encourage government to develop...

Care services will close without support, survey reveals

One in five care providers plan to close their businesses entirely due to the combined impact of National Insurance changes and National Living Wage...

Fee shortfalls concentrated in northern regions, data shows

Local authorities are underpaying operators of care homes for older people in England by £223m in 2024/25, data calculated by LaingBuisson has revealed. Fee shortfalls...

Better and earlier education needed to help people plan for care

Three-quarters of people (76%) are concerned they will not have enough money to pay for a place in assisted living or a care home...

Employer NI hike ‘likely to be catastrophic’ for some providers

Extra funds allocated to social care in the Autumn Budget will be wiped out by changes to employer National Insurance contributions (ENICs), which will...

CoolCare launches ‘connected reception’ for visitors and staff

Software provider CoolCare has launched a ‘connected reception’ feature as it looks to make front of house of care homes more digitised and inviting...

Coalition calls for investment in end-of-life care

Radical changes are needed in end-of-life care, including investment in training and support for frontline workers. The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the...

Oakland Care to develop 70-bedroom home in Hampshire

Oakland Care has bought a development site with full planning consent for a care home in Fleet, Hampshire. It has been purchased from Frontier Estates...

Triple Point reports dip in net asset value

Triple Point Social Housing REIT posted a fall in its net asset value (NAV) in the third quarter, resulting from a decrease in the...