Care providers not fully aware of CQC’s ‘green’ quality statement

Many care homes are unfamiliar with the CQC’s new environmental sustainability statement and are unable to implement changes, according to a survey by compliance...

Surge in care worker exploitation ‘tip of the iceberg’

The number of overseas care workers being exploited by rogue employers in the past three years has grown six-fold, data from the Royal College...

Triple Point completes transfer of 38 properties

Triple Point Social Housing REIT has transferred all 38 properties that were leased to Parasol to Westmoreland Housing Association. The lease transfer, which was completed...

Funding for dementia projects to focus on rural communities

A new round of funding for grassroots dementia projects will be provided for 2025. The encouraging and supporting grassroots activity (ESGA) fund will provide £310,000...

‘Incoherent’ SEND system leading to tensions and adversity

The role of the independent sector in special education should be more strategic rather than reactive, as the current system leads to the potential...

Polaris to develop services through purchase of sites

Children’s services provider Polaris plans to develop its residential and education services with the purchase of new sites. As part of its growth strategy, it plans...

Solving long-established issues

Matthew Wort, senior partner and head of health and social care at Anthony Collins, focuses on what is in the in-tray for the Labour...

Housing 21’s Michaelmas Court on course to open in spring

Housing 21’s sixth extra care development in Suffolk is on course to open in spring 2025.  Michaelmas Court in Thurston will consist of 40 apartments...

Maria Mallaband Care Group pilots CCTV in homes

Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) is piloting closed-circuit television (CCTV) in one of its homes, with a further roll out planned across other settings. The...

Perseus completes care home site sale to Barcroft Estates

Perseus Land & Developments has completed the sale of a site with planning consent for a 70-bed care home in West Malling, Kent. It has...