Capacity tracker grows to help better manage demand in care settings
Thousands of care providers have registered to a capacity tracker that reports up-to-date bed vacancies to help better manage demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Managed by...
Former CEO of Hampshire County Council to chair Skills for Care
Skills for Care has appointed former Hampshire County Council chief executive John Coughlan as its chair of trustees.
He will take up the role at...
Covid-19 impacting care workers’ mental health, says poll
Half of health and social care workers across the UK feel their mental health has declined in the past eight weeks.
Polling by YouGov and...
Mansfield Care to invest £10m in project
Scottish operator Mansfield Care will invest up to £10m in a 60-bed facility – its biggest project to date.
The development in Haddington, East Lothian,...
Interest in Priory Group remains strong, says Acadia
Acadia Healthcare has said it is still fielding interest in potential buyers for Priory Group despite suspending the sale process in March in the...
Raising concerns
Andrew Pepper-Parsons, head of policy at UK whistleblowing charity Protect, asks if Covid-19 will mean care providers buy into a whistleblowing culture
Protect, the UK...
Civitas positive over prospects despite wider economic concerns
Civitas Social Housing is positive about its prospects despite the uncertain environment caused by Covid-19.
The provider of care-based housing in the UK for individuals...
Waterland set to sell children’s residential care business
European private equity investor Waterland could be set to launch a sales process of its children’s residential care business Sandcastle Care.
Waterland could wait until...
Coalition calls for PM to honour social care pledge
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to honour his pledge to fix social care and set out a timetable for reform that addresses...
Allegra Care and Moorfield Group launch £125m partnership
Allegra Care and Moorfield Group have partnered to create an initial £125m portfolio of nursing and dementia care homes.
Moorfield, a UK specialist real estate...