Housing 21 begins construction work on extra care development

Housing 21 has started building work on an extra care development in Oundle, North Northamptonshire. The development will comprise 65 one- and two-bedroom apartments for...

Social care workers feel valued but wellbeing a concern, report finds

Social care workers in Wales feel more valued for the work they do but their wellbeing is worse than the UK average. Results published by...

‘Right-sizing’ could free up 3.8m UK homes, says report

Extra capacity in the housing market could be released if under-occupiers were to ‘right-size’ on a large scale, with more focus needed on building...

International recruitment in care ‘masking’ domestic challenges

International recruitment has continued to drive improvements in the adult social care workforce – but employing domestic staff and retaining them remains challenging. Data released...

Cyber security guidance aims to raise awareness among smaller providers

Better Security, Better Care has published guidance to help small- and medium-sized providers respond to and recover from cyber security incidents. Its guidance is aimed...

Care England partners with Be Great Fitness to improve resident wellbeing

Care England has appointed Bailey Greetham-Clark as an ambassador in a partnership that aims to promote the importance of physical activity among care home...

Investments help drive up revenue and EBITDA at Keys Group

Investing in new and existing services helped drive up revenue and EBITDA at Keys Group. During the year ended 31 March 2024, a subsidiary of...

Union urges government to withdraw care service bill

Scotland’s largest trade union body has called on the Scottish government to withdraw the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. The STUC has written to cabinet...

OakNorth provides loan for supported living scheme

OakNorth has provided a £2.3m loan to a joint venture between Kyte Property and Grosvenor Hill to develop a supported living scheme. Its loan will...

Improvement in staff retention helps drive performance at Lifeways

Lifeways posted growing revenue and adjusted EBITDA despite reporting a drop in occupancy. Revenue growth on a pro-rated basis rose 9.5% and was driven by...