Aedifica’s UK investments pass £200m with latest developments

Aedifica will invest £25m in two developments to be built in Northamptonshire and operated by Halcyon Care Homes. The properties, which are being developed in...
Supreme Court grants permission to appeal sleep-in judgment

Care providers avoid possible ‘catastrophic’ costs following court decision

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed appeals in the sleep-in case meaning UK care providers will not have to face ‘potentially catastrophic’ costs. The issue...

Adult social care to receive extra funds

An extra £341m will be provided to support adult social care with the costs of infection prevention control and testing so visits can be...

CareLineLive secures innovation grant

CareLineLive has secured a £175,000 grant from the UK’s innovation agency to support a research-led software development project. The money will be used to help...

Lilli raises £4.5m for rollout of machine learning-enabled care

Software company Lilli has raised £4.5m in a pre-Series A funding round organised by West Hill Capital. Lilli uses smart technology that provides detailed, around-the-clock...

Lack of oversight when making do-not-resuscitate decisions, CQC finds

A ‘worrying picture’ regarding do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions has been revealed after a review by the care regulator. While there were examples...

Care leaders call for reform plans to be published before summer

An alliance of social care leaders is calling on the government to extend funding to meet the continuing costs of Covid-19 and publish its...

Care staff to receive bonus payment

A bonus payment will be made to NHS and social care staff in Wales for their work during the pandemic. It is estimated more than...

IPPR calls for extra £6bn for free personal care and better pay

An extra £6bn a year should be invested to provide free personal care for the over 65s and guarantee the sector’s workers the living...

Care home residents to take part in digital connectivity research

A team of researchers has been awarded £1.6m to improve access to online resources for older people in a bid to boost their health. They...