Milestones Trust to grow supported living offering

Milestones Trust plans to increase its supported living offering while reducing residential provision, as part of a restructure of its services. It will be deregistering...

Seizing the opportunity

Chief executive of Care Forum Wales Mary Wimbury explains why the sector cannot be forgotten  The pandemic has seen unprecedented government financial support to businesses...
Realities of trying to meet costs highlighted in Age UK report

Lack of care having ‘dangerous impact’ on health, report finds

A lack of social care can have a ‘dangerous impact’ on people, turning small or emerging health concerns into much bigger ones that require...

Investment with impact

Marcus Adam, development director at Octopus Real Estate, on how investing in retirement communities can have a positive impact on people, society and the...

Nursing care rate rise an ‘insult’

A 2% rise in the NHS-funded nursing care rate has been described as an ‘insult’. The Department of Health and Social Care said the standard...

CMA launches study into provision of children’s social care

A study has been launched to establish why a lack of availability and increasing costs could be leading to the needs of children in...

The missing middle

There is a gaping hole in older people’s care needs that is leading to unmet demand. ARCO executive director Michael Voges explains what is...

Council payments for care not meeting rising costs at RMBI

Local authority payments for the cost of care were ‘far lower’ than needed, resulting in the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) Care Company having...

Quality issues dampen contract wins at Shaw Healthcare

Shaw Healthcare Group has reported a ‘disappointing’ financial performance despite growing turnover from new contracts. Revenue grew 12.8% to £112m last year (2019: £99.6m) but...

Investing in our children’s future

Adam Scott, partner, and Abhishek Patel, senior analyst, at Mansfield Advisors believe larger providers can create value, implement efficiently and be advocates for greater...