Raising awareness

Interest in live-in care is growing. Deven Pamben examines why potential clients are taking a closer look at the model Severe costs pressures are being...

Learning from experience

Professor Martin Green, Care England chief executive, says the need to deliver outcomes quickly is imperative Covid-19 is the biggest health crisis that has...

Payment extended to all care home staff

All staff working in care homes in Wales will receive an extra payment of £500, the First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed. The payment, which...

Birchgrove appoints finance director

Birchgrove has appointed Neil Donaldson as its finance director. Donaldson, who was most recently group finance director at Retirement Villages, will take up his role...

Care home stock needs upgrading, report says

The need to build more care homes remains despite the impact of Covid-19, with potential investors attracted to securing long-term income from purpose-built assets. A...

Shielded yet connected

Michael Voges, executive director at Associated Retirement Community Operators, explains how retirement communities have supported residents through the Covid-19 crisis Responding to the Covid-19 pandemic...

McCarthy & Stone to begin phased return to work

Developer and manager of retirement communities McCarthy & Stone plans to focus on restarting sales of 1,350 units of finished stock worth around £325m,...

Better housing options needed for older people, research finds

A lack of age-friendly housing is limiting the options for millions of older people who are open to moving but end up deciding to...
Kate Terroni appointed as chief inspector of adult social care

Data reveals ‘sad and stark’ impact of Covid-19 on people with a learning disability...

Analysis has revealed there was a 134% increase in the number of deaths among people with a learning disability or autism between 10 April...

VIDEO: Simon Parker speaks to… 

In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to his guest Adam Hutchison, who is the managing director of...