Abbeyfield Society achieves menopause accreditation

Abbeyfield Society has achieved accreditation as a menopause friendly employer after demonstrating awareness campaigns within the workplace. The process involved a submission to an external...

Recruitment and retention proves challenging for Orders of St John Care

Inability to staff services, rather than the pandemic, has been the main reason The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) could not admit...

Reliance on agency workers leads to ‘inadequate’ ratings at Spectrum

Four services operated by Spectrum (Devon and Cornwall Autistic Community Trust) have been rated ‘inadequate’ by the regulator, with all of them short staffed...

Construction begins on Adlington’s Broadleaf House

Work on Adlington Retirement Living’s community in Wylde Green, West Midlands, is set to complete in October 2023 after construction began this summer. Broadleaf House...

GHM Care messaging app integrates with Nourish platform

GHM Care’s nurse call messaging and reporting tool Nexus will be integrated with Nourish’s digital care management platform. Integrating personal care records with the nurse...

Graham Care Group to double in size as part of growth plans

Graham Care Group plans to more than double the number of residents it supports as part of its development programme. The provider, which supports people...

Testbed sites receive funds to co-produce tech services

Six care and housing providers have been awarded £440,000 to co-produce tech services with older residents. Bield Housing & Care, Haringey Council, Platform Housing Group,...

Vision outlined in adult social care review ‘slowly disappearing’

Aspirations outlined in an independent review of adult social care are ‘slowly disappearing into the distance’, Scottish Care’s chief executive has claimed. Presenting virtually at...

Immigration considerations

Alex Russell, partner and head of immigration at Mills & Reeve, looks at immigration developments and the direction of travel and what this means...

City & County grows portfolio with Guinness Care transfer

City & County Healthcare Group has grown its operations following the transfer of Guinness Care’s domiciliary services to its portfolio. Around 170 members of staff...