Providers report rising absenteeism relating to mental health

Care providers in the learning disabilities sector have reported a rise in staff absenteeism relating to mental health since the beginning of the pandemic. Three...

EBITDA halves at Lifeways as it implements transformation strategy

Lifeways continues to implement its transformation programme in the way it provides services, resulting in a fall in revenue and EBITDA. Planned closures of residential...

Healthy demand

Candice Blackwood, healthcare real estate partner, and Rebecca Little, senior associate in real estate, of law firm CMS, explore some of the challenges the...

Aedifica to invest £9m in care home

Aedifica plans to invest £9m in the construction of a care home as it continues to grow its UK estate. The property in Shipley, Yorkshire,...

Loss of overseas care workers

LaingBuisson founder and executive chair William Laing explains why absent overseas nationals will be sorely missed Covid-19, it seems, has brought about what years of...

Building back stronger

Professor Green believes before the sector can move forward it needs to stabilise itself The Covid-19 crisis has had a huge impact on all aspects...

Triple Point completes majority of projects as fundamentals ‘remain strong’

Triple Point Social Housing REIT completed all but two of its 22 forward funded projects last year, providing homes for 280 residents. It has committed...

Bupa’s global care operations report 9% drop in occupancy

Falls in occupancy and higher costs resulted in Bupa’s aged care markets globally posting an underlying loss. The business supports around 20,000 residents in its...

Political failure prolonging lack of social care reforms, MPs told

The government’s white paper on integration and innovation offers limited policy measures for social care and is prolonging reforms that are needed in the...

Inquiry to look at impact of Covid-19 on adult social care

A select committee inquiry has been launched to investigate how Covid-19 has impacted the adult social care sector and its long-term funding needs following...