£1.5bn ‘leaks out’ of care sector each year, says CHPI

One-tenth of the UK care home industry’s annual income ‘leaks out’ through rents, fees and profits, a report has claimed. Out of a total income...

Promoting tech innovation

Care England digital development executive Daniel Casson looks at how technology can be a key driver for change The rising numbers of people needing care...

Inpatients with learning disabilities and autism to receive case reviews

All 2,250 patients with learning disabilities and autism who are inpatients in a mental health hospital will have their care reviewed over the next...

McCarthy & Stone expects strong revenue despite uncertainty  

McCarthy & Stone expects full-year revenue to reach £720m despite continued political and economic uncertainty. For the 14-month period ended 31 October 2019, the average...

Competing for a homecare workforce

Colin Angel argues that the social care sector needs support to develop workers The importance of recruiting sufficient numbers of homecare workers with the right...

Shaw healthcare enters into 25-year agreement with council

Provider Shaw healthcare has entered into an agreement with Liverpool City Council to run two care homes that have been funded by the authority. Brushwood,...

Should the sector beware politicians bearing gifts?

Tim Read, director, UK and Europe Healthcare Advisory at Marwood Group, delves into special education funding, and what we can expect from the next...

Care England calls for cash injection of £4bn

Care England has launched a long-term plan for the independent adult social care sector, which is calling for an immediate injection of £4bn. The plan,...

Concentration of wealth

Kelsey Rees reports from LaingBuisson’s Housing with Care Seminar, which discussed the market’s potential for growth and why it is not accelerating as quickly...

Investing in the workforce

Workforce issues were a central theme at the United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) conference. Deven Pamben provides an insight into some of the debate Bluebird...