Tom Brookes steps down as Orchard Care Homes CEO

Tom Brookes has stepped down from his position as chief executive officer at Orchard Care Homes after more than five years in the role....

Population growth to drive housing with care

Deven Pamben offers insight into the Housing with Care report from LaingBuisson The value of housing with care built in 2018 stood at £930m, with...

Hamberley Development buys care home site

Specialist care homes developer Hamberley Development has purchased a site in Keynsham, south of Bristol, for an undisclosed sum. The site, sold by consultancy Carterwood...

Audley Group appoints chief operating officer

Retirement villages provider Audley Group has appointed Nick Edwards as its chief operating officer. Edwards will take on the role in December and will be...

Developing a workforce strategy

UKHCA policy director Colin Angel examines registration and regulation in the homecare sector Discussing whether England’s homecare and personal assistant workforce should be registered...

Labour announces plans to introduce free personal care

The Labour Party plans to introduce free personal care in England if it is successful in the next General Election.  In his keynote speech to...

Holiday pay: where are we now?

Holiday pay can be a headache for care providers. Employment partner at Irwin Mitchell Sybille Steiner provides insight When an employee takes annual leave, how...

Hallmark launches construction company

Hallmark Care Homes plans to build its own care homes through its new construction vehicle Savista Developments. The company will source land, obtain planning permission...
Mental health service faces prosecution

Unregistered provider fined

The owner of a domiciliary care business has been ordered to pay almost £9,000 after she was found to be operating illegally.    Florica...

More than 330,000 forced to sell homes to pay for care, says charity

More than 330,000 older people have been forced to sell their homes to pay for care since 2000 when the Royal Commission proposed making...