Allocation of pandemic funding ‘remains unclear’, says NAO

A lack of clarity over the allocation of funding during the pandemic has left many care providers facing an uncertain future. At the end of...

‘Fragile’ care markets susceptible to failure, ADASS report concludes

Coronavirus has made ‘extremely fragile’ care markets even more susceptible to failure, according to directors of adult social services. Before the pandemic directors across England...

Occupancy could take longer than two years to recover, FSHC boss says

Occupancy rates in care homes may not return to pre-Covid levels for two years or even longer, the chief executive of Four Seasons Health...

Raising concerns

Andrew Pepper-Parsons, head of policy at UK whistleblowing charity Protect, asks if Covid-19 will mean care providers buy into a whistleblowing culture Protect, the UK...

Health and social care integration can lead to flexible career paths, inquiry told

Health and social care integration in Denmark has led to a professionalised workforce that has the flexibility to work across both fields, UK MPs...

Armighorn Capital buys care home following £2m funding package

Healthcare provider Armighorn Capital has bought Amberleigh House Care Home in Aintree, Liverpool, as part of a £2m funding package. Funds for the deal were...

Uncertainty ahead for care providers

Carlton Sadler, partner, and Deborah Jeremiah, associate, at Bevan Brittan LLP explain why care providers need to be mindful that legal frameworks remain in...

VIDEO: Simon Parker speaks to… 

In this episode of The Care Home Show Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Professor Martin Green, Care England...

Direction of travel

Tim Read, director of UK and Europe advisory services at Marwood Group, reflects on regulatory experience over the past five years and considers what...

David Pearson to chair social care taskforce

A taskforce has been set up to implement the government’s social care action plan and support care homes to help end transmission of coronavirus...