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‘Age apartheid’ leading to divisions within communities, says report

Britain is one of the most age segregated countries in the world, with people of different ages unlikely to mix with each other outside...

Adlington Retirement Living completes land purchases

Adlington Retirement Living has completed a trio of land purchases in three months, as part of its expansion plans. The three sites are in St...

L&G partners university to launch care research centre

Legal & General is partnering with the University of Edinburgh to set up an Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC), which is designed to improve...

VIDEO: Simon Parker speaks to Ben Allen

Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Ben Allen, chief executive of Oomph! Wellness and chair of The Care Workers’...

Providers being pushed ‘closer to the edge’

The Scottish government’s Budget commitments to social care will only push the sector closer to the edge, the representative body for providers has said. Last...

Apposite Capital-backed Swanton Care makes bolt-on acquisitions

Swanton Care and Community has bought specialist adult residential and supported living providers Values in Care Ltd and GRS Care Ltd, to consolidate its...

Hancock writes to MPs over adult social care

Health and Social Care Secretary of State Matt Hancock has written to members of parliament and peers urging them to come forward to help...

ARCO appoints head of membership and operations

Lex Cumber has joined Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) as its head of membership and operations. Cumber, who has previously worked at Castleoak and Sherpa...

Civitas purchases properties for £19.6m

Civitas Social Housing Plc has purchased five freehold properties comprising 63 tenancies for £17.8m and exchanged contracts on a further deal worth £1.8m. The second...

A personal choice

Care home workers must be fully vaccinated from Covid-19 by 11 November. Alistair Kleebauer examines some of the debate around mandatory vaccines Care providers, trade...