Difficulties in accessing social care services persist, says Healthwatch

People continue to have difficulties with accessing social care services, with higher levels of unmet and under-met need. Drawing on more than 15,700 social care...

Elysian Residences reaches milestone with The Watermark

Elysian Residences is expected to complete development of The Watermark in Kew, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in spring 2027. The operator, which is...

Growing influence

James Sage, partner in the health and social care team at RWK Goodman, discusses trade union influence across the social care sector The introduction of...

Boutique Care Homes to develop property in Berkshire

Boutique Care Homes plans to develop its latest property – Townsend Chase – in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The home, which will provide residential and dementia care...

B&M Care Group acquires development site

B&M Care has acquired a development site in Woking, Surrey, with planning consent for a 74-bedroom setting. The scheme will provide en suite wet rooms...

Realise grows health and social care department

Two health and social care professionals have joined Realise as the training provider targets growth in the sector. Kieran Baines has been appointed head of...

Homecare workers facing ‘chronic uncertainty’ over income

Headline hourly pay rates in homecare often mask unpaid travel and waiting time, with almost three-quarters of workers (72%) paid for ‘contact time’ only. Workers...

Changing landscape

LaingBuisson’s Social Care North conference in Manchester covered various topics, including workforce, funding, technology, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the sector....

Keys Group launches inclusion pathways for learners

Keys Group has launched a suite of trauma-informed and technology-enabled programmes to support children and young people who struggle to attend a traditional or...

CM meets… Syd Coombes

The managing director of Active Pathways and Evermore Care Homes began his career in care at the age of 16 before moving into banking...