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Councils accused of ‘abandoning old people’
Councils have been accused of abandoning old people by failing to properly fund care home places.
Analysis by Care England found that many local authorities...
Research aims to improve care home catering
The average care home spends less than £2.50 a day on food and drink for residents, preliminary research findings have concluded.
After interviewing caterers and...
CQC appoints Kate Terroni as chief inspector of adult social care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kate Terroni as chief inspector of adult social care.
She is due to start the role in May,...
Staffing and regulations key challenges for care sector, says report
Key challenges facing care operators will continue to be staffing, funding and tougher regulations, according Christie & Co’s annual outlook.
Its report, Business Outlook 2019:...
Skills for Care targets graduates for management programme
Skills for Care is urging graduates to apply for a place on its one-year management programme.
Starting in October, the programme has been developed in...
Campaign to establish Commissioner for Older People
Care England is leading a campaign to establish a Commissioner for Older People, based on the Welsh model.
The organisation will be campaigning for an...
DoE faces ‘tall order’ to achieve children’s social care goal
The Department for Education (DoE) has been slammed by the spending watchdog for a lack of understanding in what is driving demand for children’s...
HCIL completes management buy-out of Allied Healthcare stake
Homecare Independent Living (HCIL) has completed a management buy-out for Allied Healthcare’s stake in the Irish provider, for an undisclosed sum.
HCIL, which is one...
Assessment delays leaving children and young people at risk, Care Inspectorate finds
Signs of risk and neglect are not being recognised consistently by Scottish agencies leading to interventions not happening early enough to protect children and...
Health Foundation invests in projects to support workforce
The Health Foundation is investing in 23 projects that will look at how to improve health and social care through supporting the workforce.
The projects...
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