VIDEO: Simon Parker speaks to Liam Palmer
In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to author and care home manager Liam Palmer.
Liam has written books...
Vivo Care Choices ordered to pay more than £200,000
Vivo Care Choices Ltd has been ordered to pay almost £220,000 by magistrates, following an incident that left an 89-year-old woman injured.
The operator, which...
Lone Star makes offer to buy McCarthy & Stone for £630m
US private equity firm Lone Star has made a cash offer to buy retirement living operator McCarthy & Stone for £630m.
An offer of £1.15...
Wellbeing central to health and care workforce plan
The Welsh government has published a 10-year vision for its health and care workforce, with the wellbeing of workers central to the plan.
Covering seven...
Inspired Villages appoints construction firms to streamline developments
Inspired Villages has appointed a partnership group of nine firms to support the delivery of its development plans in the south of the country.
The...
CQC calls for overhaul of care for people with learning disabilities
The CQC is calling for ‘fundamental change’ to the care of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions after a review into...
MPs urge government ‘to grasp the nettle’ on social care
The care market is at risk of ‘collapse’ due to a lack of funding in the system, which is having a negative impact on...
Younger starters attracted to the care sector, data reveals
The average age of care workers starting in the sector between March and August dropped to 31.5 years compared to 35 during the same...
CareTech ahead of expectations despite dip in fostering division
Net capacity across CareTech fell over a six-month period due to a decline in its fostering division.
As of the end of September, capacity across...
‘Desperate’ carers concerned ahead of winter
Four in five unpaid carers are providing more care for relatives than before the lockdown.
Carers UK found that, of the almost 6,000 carers...
©2024 All rights reserved LaingBuisson 