Number of independent care sector jobs grows by 43,000

The number of roles in the independent care sector rose by 43,000 between 2019/20 and 2020/21 to 1.32 million, representing growth of 3.4%. The rate...
Balhousie Care bucks gender pay trend

Balhousie Care Group reports growth despite lower occupancy

Balhousie Care Group reported an increase in turnover despite lower occupancy due to the impact of the pandemic. Its financial report for the year ended...

Carole Easton appointed interim CEO of Centre for Better Ageing

Carole Easton has been appointed interim chief executive of the Centre for Better Ageing, following the departure of Anna Dixon last month. Easton, who will...

A different world

Alistair Kleebauer takes a closer look at documentary Some Kind of Heaven to find out what UK developers and operators can learn from retirement communities in...

New contracts help drive turnover and EBITDA at Grosvenor

New contracts and extensions to existing partnerships with local authorities helped increase turnover and EBITDA at homecare provider Grosvenor Health and Social Care. While several...

Care England wants to see government Bill bolstered

Care England has identified five main areas where it wants to see the government’s Health and Care Bill bolstered. The representative body for independent providers...

Care providers ‘lack dedicated resources’ for digital investment

Short-term investment in social care is impacting the sector’s ability and capacity to take a more strategic approach to digital technology innovation. A rapid research...

Triple Point buys supported housing properties for £14m

Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc has bought 10 supported housing properties and exchanged contracts on a further two, comprising 56 individual units. The deals...

Strategically important

Justin Crowther, partner and head of healthcare UK at global mid-market investment bank Alantra, examines how the country’s social care is luring Europe’s leading...

Housing with care task force under consideration

Proposals for a cross-departmental housing with care task force are being considered, a government minister has said. During a parliamentary debate on retirement housing, social...