VIDEO: Simon Parker speaks to… 

In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Mark Lloyd, who is the managing director of RMBI Care. Mark...

Falling admissions impact Four Seasons Health Care

Admissions at Four Seasons Health Care dropped more than 50% at one point this month due to the impact of Covid-19. At this time of...

Residential care less likely to be considered, survey finds

Almost a third of people are less likely to seek residential care for an elderly relative than before coronavirus, research from Policy Exchange and...

Providers being supported through a ‘range of measures’, ADASS says

Local authorities have put in place an ‘extensive range of measures’ to support social care providers to deal with increased costs and other pressures...

Social care funding gap inquiry reopens

An inquiry to establish how much extra money will be needed to be spent by government in each of the next five years to...
Kate Terroni appointed as chief inspector of adult social care

Financial worries and Covid taking its toll, CQC insight report finds

Registered managers of adult social care services are suffering from burn out and extreme anxiety due to multiple deaths in settings and financial worries. Care...

Isolation among over 65s on the increase, poll finds

Older people are feeling more isolated as their social contact has reduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, polling by older people’s charity Independent Age has...

People most at risk should have been prioritised, MPs told

Care homes should have been a central focus in pandemic planning, a group of MPs have been told. Giving evidence to a health and social...

How to solve the Covid-19 care home crisis

In April Dr Leonid Shapiro, managing partner at Candesic, wrote about the possible impact of Covid-19 on care homes. He now offers additional thoughts...

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 who is...