New Care opens its ninth property Bridgewater Manor

New Care has opened its ninth property and its first in the metropolitan borough of Salford in the North West. On the site of a...

MPs to examine how to end staff drain in health and social care

An inquiry has been launched to look at the reasons behind staff leaving the health and social care sectors and how to tackle the...

Increased referrals leads to recruitment drive at Eden Futures

Eden Futures needs to recruit more staff to meet high levels of referrals for placements at its supported living setting in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The setting,...

Wales to examine creation of a National Care Service

A group will be set up to investigate the creation of a national care service in Wales. Details have been set out in a co-operation...

Silbury Finance provides £39m loan for retirement village

Silbury Finance has provided a fund managed by Schroders Capital and advised by Octopus Real Estate with a £39.3m senior loan to fund the...

No time to delay

Jo Moseley, practice support lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, advises care homes and their workers not to delay if they wish to claim medical exemption...
Realities of trying to meet costs highlighted in Age UK report

Charities call for social care ‘workforce crisis’ to be addressed

The National Care Forum (NCF) has called on the health and social care secretary to take immediate steps to ensure older people are not...

Children’s care system ‘becoming unsustainable’

The number of children being placed in council care could reach almost 100,000 by the middle of the decade – up from 69,000 in...

Skills for Care develops workforce data set service  

Skills for Care has developed its workforce data set service by adding more features so providers can better manage records and benchmark against other...

WCS Care posts growth in surplus as it extends use of technology

WCS Care has been trialling a wireless version of its acoustic monitoring with a view to retro-fit older homes following a reduction in night-time...