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...
OakNorth Bank delivers £4.4m loan for care home development
OakNorth Bank has provided a £4.4m coronavirus business interruption loan to complete the development of a care home in Upper Norwood, London.
Beulah Vista Caring...
Children’s social care referrals grow 19%
The number of referrals to children’s social care has increased by 19% to 642,980 since 2008, research has revealed.
For over a decade the Association...
Care home residents to be allowed visitors
Care home residents will be allowed one visitor indoors from 8 March as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions.
The move, which covers England,...
Civitas secures £84m loan facility from M&G
Civitas Social Housing has secured a loan of £84.6m from M&G Investment Management Ltd, a new lender to the company.
The facility is repayable seven...
Unregulated homes for children under 16 to be banned
Placing vulnerable children under the age of 16 in unregulated accommodation will be banned from September.
Children in care under 16 will no longer be...
Briefing paper supports review into social care reforms
An independent review into adult social care reforms in Scotland offers a 'positive and constructive' approach to addressing the challenges the sector faces.
In a...
Organisations call for care home visits to resume
Easing lockdown restrictions should include plans to reunite care home residents with their families.
The National Care Forum (NCF), Age UK, Relatives and Residents Association,...
Housing choice can ‘pay big dividends’ for people needing care
Housing options need to improve so people in later life have better access to care and support services if they need.
A discussion document, published...
Hunt left ‘disappointed’ by government response to report
Former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has expressed disappointment with the government for failing to address recommendations made in a funding and...
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