February 2018 – latest care developments
Care developer Albion Care Communities has acquired a 70-bed care home site spanning 2.68 acres in Hereford. The site has full planning permission secured...
Four Seasons agrees £70m loan with H/2 Capital
Four Seasons Health Care announced this morning that H/2 Capital Partners is to provide up to £70m in funding to help the care home...
On the edge?
Colin Angel asks whether a Carillion-style collapse could happen in homecare
Following the sudden collapse of Carillion, a number of people have asked whether the...
New beginnings
The New Year has started with a new ministerial team and the strengthened role for social care within the Department and the title of...
Ombudsman appoints new members
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has appointed two members to its governing board, the Commission for Local Administration in England.
Deep Sagar has...
Charging after death
Following publication of the findings from it’s inquiry into UK care homes at the end of last year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
NAO criticises DHSC for lack of workforce strategy
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has not published a workforce strategy for the past nine years and cannot demonstrate that the sector...
Three in four councils unable to help disabled adults
Sense is calling on the Government to give more resources to local authorities to help carers and adults with disabilities make future care plans.
Taken...
Care home occupancy at five-year high
Occupancy rates for UK care homes rose for the fifth consecutive year, while average fee levels outstripped RPI inflation for the fourth year running,...
Winter crisis highlights care shortfall
Council leaders from the Local Government Association (LGA) have said the winter health crisis should incentivise the government to adequately fund the country’s social...
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