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Lack of social care funding details disappoints
Independent Age has expressed disappointment and frustration at Chancellor Philip Hammond for not providing details on social care funding in his Spring Statement.
The Chancellor...
Care home owners fined after admitting failings
Owners of a Nottinghamshire care home have been ordered to pay more than £54,000 after a 94-year-old man fell and suffered a fractured femur.
Rhoda...
Rethink needed to improve better ageing
Radical action is needed to help the over 50s who are less well-off as they face greater challenges that will result in them dying...
HC-One reports £6.7m pre-tax loss
Care home operator HC-One has fallen into the red, its latest financial statement reveals.
The provider saw turnover rise 1.1% to £309m in the year...
A clear, clean plan
It may not be top of everyone’s list, but laundry design and installation must meet specific requirements. Clare Long, national account manager for care...
Question marks over care home dehydration tests
Researchers have found that standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes.
Carers often look at a...
Co-housing developments
What did the ageing actress say to the former politician?... ‘We’ve got a hit TV series on our hands.’ Sarah Whitebloom reports on the...
Designed for better sleep
Among the many considerations that must be made when designing a care home, the ability to promote better sleep may not be something that...
InProgress: latest developments
McCarthy & Stone
McCarthy & Stone is planning to build a Retirement Living development in Oakwood, Leeds.
Proposals are being considered by Leeds City Council, with...
Brunelcare hands back contract to council
Brunelcare is handing back its Support To Live at Home and Extra Care Housing contract it holds with North Somerset Council because it is...
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