Highlighting the role of retirement communities in social care

Retirement communities will have a major role to play in meeting the housing and care needs of the country’s ageing population. Speaking at ARCO’s What...

Tribunal upholds CQC decision to refuse ‘campus style’ accommodation

A tribunal has ruled in favour of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) decision to refuse an application by Lifeways Community Care to change a...
Profits slide after tough regulatory year for Runwood Homes

Lack of power leads to paralysis

Deven Pamben offers insight into the latest market review report from LaingBuisson The government has been in a state of paralysis as ongoing uncertainty over...

Social care research projects to receive annual investment

Extra money will be provided annually to fund research into adult social care. Following the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme last year, which funded...

Renaissance upgrades properties following funding

Operator Renaissance Care is in the process of upgrading and modernising its properties after securing £600,000 of funding from Barclays Bank. The cash is being...

Pay should reflect complexity of care work, survey reveals

Eight in ten people (83%) believe care work is highly skilled and increasingly complex and pay rates should reflect this. The findings from a Survation...

Government errors penalising carers, MPs conclude

Carers are being heavily penalised for years of government administrative errors, a Work and Pensions Committee report has concluded. A group of MPs has said...

Rising from the flames

Professor Green says new solutions can break the monopoly of government commissioning It has been interesting to see over the last few weeks the number...

Stephen Minion steps down from Ashley House board

One of the original directors and shareholders of Ashley House has stepped down from its board with immediate effect due to potential conflicts of...

Shawbrook delivers first commercial loan in care sector

Shawbrook Bank has delivered its first commercial loan facility in the healthcare sector worth £12.5m to support a South West operator in a management...