CQC-style ratings pilot to hold government to account
An independent evaluation system that will give ratings on the government’s progress against its pledges on health and social care targets is to be...
Children’s social care referrals fall almost a fifth during lockdown
The number of children referred to social care services fell by almost a fifth during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown between April and...
Mears Group completes exit from domiciliary care
Mears Group has completed its exit from domiciliary care with the disposal of its Scotland operations.
Cera Care, which also acquired Mears’s England and Wales...
LGA calls for support ahead of surge in demand for children’s services
The impact of Covid-19 could see more children needing care at a time when suitable placements are under pressure, especially for young people with...
Care home operators reminded of legal obligations
Care home providers have been reminded of their obligation to comply with consumer law by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
As part of its...
Puma Property Finance provides loan for care home project
Puma Property Finance has provided an £8.5m development loan to fund the construction of a purpose-built care home in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
The three-storey, 60-bed care...
Renaissance Care grows portfolio with acquisition
Robert Kilgour’s Dow Investments Plc has bought Ayrshire care home Malin Court for £1.1m.
The 32-bedroom property has been bought from Malin Housing Association, a...
Restraint to be examined by MPs
The use of restraint of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities will be examined by MPs in an inquiry.
The health and social care...
Target raises £60m for investment in properties
Target Healthcare REIT has raised £60m through an oversubscribed share issue.
Due to demand from investors and a pipeline of available properties, the board of...
Social care responsibilities leading to tighter budgets, NAO report finds
Councils with social care responsibilities are increasingly having less headroom to find savings, with their share of spend in this area rising ten percentage...
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