Financial strain for ‘sandwich’ generation, YouGov poll finds

Care workers to benefit from living wage pay boost

Some care workers will be set for a pay boost as the living wage rates rise to £9.30 across the UK and £10.75 in...

Councils need billions of pounds to pay for adult social care, IFS says

English councils will need billions of pounds over the next parliament if they are to meet the rising costs of providing adult social care. Analysis...

Sue Ryder grows homecare services

Sue Ryder has diversified its Scottish homecare service to provide specialist neurological support in the community. The move is part of the charity’s expansion of...

Shaw explores low capital investments to drive up revenue

Shaw healthcare will look to drive up revenue through low capital investments as it increases its partnerships with councils. As well as operating new services...

InProgress: Whiteley; McCarthy & Stone; Barchester; New Care; Birchgrove

Whiteley Homes Trust A £10.5m nursing care centre for older people has opened at Whiteley Village retirement community in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Facilities in Eliza Palmer Hub...

Target buys properties for more than £80m

Investor Target Healthcare REIT has bought eight care homes and 31 retirement apartments, in four separate transactions, for a total of £81.3m. The first deal...

£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...