Momentum for change

Scotland’s housing with care supply gap is stark, Andrew Fyfe explains If the UK has a vast shortage of housing with care, then Scotland in...

No widespread adoption of digital social care services, report finds

Attitudes to technology around health and care shows a strong appetite but the potential is not being realised, a report has found. Only a handful...

Danforth Care Homes opens Heatherton House

Danforth Care Homes has opened a residential, dementia and respite setting in Littleover, Derbyshire. Heatherton House, which offers a restaurant, library, cinema, coffee bar, sweet...

Aligning strategies

The benefits of getting social care right should not be underestimated, says Professor Green It was very clear during the pandemic just how professional the social...

Taskforce offers opportunity to make ‘real difference’ for older people

The older people’s housing taskforce will be headed by Professor Julienne Meyer. She will be tasked with spearheading work to support the growth of the...

Incentivising part-time workers could stem recruitment issues, says report

LaingBuisson outlines proposal to expand the full-time equivalent social care workforce by optimising part-time working Fine tuning benefit entitlements could offer a short-term economical and targeted...

Cut to workforce development funds ‘cruel and unfair’

Slashing social care workforce development funding by half has been has been described as ‘cruel and unfair’ by providers. As part of plans that build...

Liaise grows portfolio with deal for eight homes

Specialist support services provider Liaise has grown its presence after acquiring eight homes in Norfolk. The provider of services for adults with learning disabilities, mental...

Untold Living recruits Amy Herbert as director of operations

Untold Living has appointed former charity leader Amy Herbert as director of operations as the company targets new sites for acquisition and development. Herbert, former...

Exemplar to open Sunderland care home

Exemplar Health Care has begun a recruitment drive for over 100 positions ahead of the opening of a care home in Sunderland, Tyne and...