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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CQC falls into ‘trap’ its own guidance warns against
A tribunal has concluded that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ‘failed to properly’ evaluate an application from a care home provider to vary the...
Future of Allied Healthcare secured
Allied Healthcare has been bought by healthcare provider CRG for an undisclosed sum, securing the future of the troubled homecare provider.
All of Allied’s care and...
Civitas makes ‘strong progress’ in first half
Real estate investment trust Civitas Social Housing completed purchases of properties totalling £150.7m, its half-year results for the period ended 30 September 2018 show.
The investor...
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