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Self-funders help drive revenue growth at Care UK
New homes and an increase in self-funded residents helped revenue grow £25.8m at Care UK’s residential care services division.
The group’s mature estate also delivered...
Foster carer household numbers continue to fall, report finds
The number of approved foster carer households in Scotland has continued to drop.
Care Inspectorate figures show that in 2017, 365 new foster carer homes...
Fee rises boost MPS Care turnover
Rising average fees and a new care home helped MPS Care Group post growing turnover of £16.5m (2017: £15.9m) for the year ended 30...
Groups claim mental capacity bill makes ‘unjustifiable assumptions’
Concerns have been raised by care sector organisations about a revised impact assessment concerning changes to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, which is progressing...
Children’s social care reform ‘painfully slow’, MPs conclude
The Department for Education needs to do more work in reforming the quality and finances of children’s social care.
A group of MPs has concluded...
Civitas signs deals worth more than £85m
Civitas Social Housing plc has bought 19 social housing properties comprising 266 tenancies for £73.5m and exchanged contracts on two further premises for £12.1m.
Completion...
Profits slide after tough regulatory year for Runwood Homes
Profits slipped at operator Runwood Homes after an ‘unprecedented’ number of inspections and subsequent suspensions were placed on its care homes last year.
Its financial...
Retirement communities help residents’ physical and mental health, study reveals
Older people living in retirement communities benefit from improved physical and mental health, a study has revealed.
Researchers found that residents living in the communities...
Care Software Providers Association launches
An organisation has been created to promote the use of digital technologies in the social care sector.
The Care Software Providers Association will also focus...
Tough trading environment leads to static UK revenue at Tunstall
Challenging trading conditions led to static UK revenue at Tunstall Healthcare Group Ltd but the pipeline for new opportunities remains strong, its financial report...
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