Future of care data and tech
Professor Green argues that the sector has to deliver services differently Care England recently held a conference on data and technology and so many speakers talked about how the appropriate use was transforming their organisations. What was most noticeable about the presentations was people talked…
CMA threatens legal action against Care UK over admin fees
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Care UK to refund more than £3m in compensation to residents it said have been unlawfully charged upfront admin fees. The care home operator, one of the largest in the UK, must repay more than 1,600 care…
In progress: the latest care developments
Meadowsweet Place opens McCarthy and Stone has opened Meadowsweet Place, an over 60s retirement development in Melksham, Wiltshire. The site offers 31 one and two-bedroom apartments for private ownership. The housebuilder said 65% of the properties have been sold, with prices for the remaining one…
Government considers over-40s social care tax
The government is considering funding social care through a German-styled model, with a 2.5% levy on wages for the over 40s, a new report has claimed. An over-40s tax could raise half the money needed to plug the £30bn-a year funding gap the UK faces…
Civitas continues acquisition drive
Civitas Social Housing has acquired five regulated social housing facilities for £3.9m. The new additions, consisting of 27 tenancies, have been adapted as accommodation for people with learning difficulties and other care needs. They have been leased to Bespoke Supportive Tenancies Limited, Chrysalis Supported Association…
Looking after immigrant children: who really cares?
Alistair Kleebauer reports on the impact of the growing problem of children in care without UK citizenship For one of her clients, immigration lawyer Solange Valdez-Symonds pieced together his life story from around 20 boxes containing all manner of papers including hospital records and local…...
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Can pharma innovate like a tech giant?
When it comes to digital disruption in healthcare, oncology, perhaps more than any other specialty, is changing the most. Dr Michelle Tempest and Roma Dixit of health and social care consultancy Candesic discuss how big pharma is following in the footsteps of tech giants to…...
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Arrests made in Kisimul children’s home investigation
Police have made three arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into safeguarding concerns about a children’s home in Lincolnshire. Last month, Ofsted suspended the registration of Kisimul’s Lower School in Swinderby – which looks after children with autism and challenging behaviours – referring the…
Councils must not ‘throw out the rule book’, says Ombudsman
Local authorities must not ‘throw out the rule book’ when restructuring services in response to cost pressures, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said. Its Under Pressure report examined almost 40 case studies it said contained systemic problems resulting from councils changing the…
LaingBuisson announces the acquisition of Good Care Guide
LaingBuisson has acquired a controlling interest in Good Care Guide, one of the leading websites to find, rate and review children’s nurseries, care homes and homecare providers. from My Family Care Limited and United for All Ages Limited. Good Care Guide (www.goodcareguide.co.uk) rates and reviews care…
