Growing demand leads to £3bn overspend in children’s social care
Councils have overspent on children’s social care budgets by more than £3bn in the past five years, analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has...
Chair of Healthwatch England announced
Sir Robert Francis QC (pictured) has been appointed chair of Healthwatch England, replacing Jane Mordue who is stepping down after three years.
Sir Robert, who...
Impact Healthcare offloads non-core asset
Impact Healthcare REIT has sold a non-core care home, which it initially acquired as part of a seed portfolio in May 2017.
It has exchanged...
Pandemic offers recruitment opportunities for the sector, inquiry told
Structural changes to the economy offer an opportunity for the social care sector to tap into the domestic labour market.
Giving evidence to the health...
St Monica Trust awards grants to support older people build digital skills
St Monica Trust has awarded £188,000 for projects to support older people to build digital skills and confidence.
Through the launch of an inclusion fund,...
Councils accused of ‘double standards’ over care home fees
Local authorities have been accused of ‘blatant hypocrisy and double standards’ over care home fees.
Documents revealed by Robert Kilgour, chair of Renaissance Care, showed...
Mirthy raises £800,000 to build community platform for over 60s
Community and activities platform Mirthy has raised £800,000 pre-seed investment a year after launching, growing its user numbers to more than 30,000.
The pre-seed round...
Phil Andrews joins Envivo Group as property and development director
Phil Andrews has joined Envivo Group as its property and development director to support business growth and ensure settings in the portfolio are maintained.
Andrews...
Stable returns
LaingBuisson’s Investing in Healthcare and Real Estate conference heard from a broad range of speakers and panellists. Deven Pamben was in attendance to find...
Children’s social care reform ‘painfully slow’, MPs conclude
The Department for Education needs to do more work in reforming the quality and finances of children’s social care.
A group of MPs has concluded...
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