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Councils failing Care Act duties, report finds
Struggling unpaid carers are not being supported properly until they reach crisis point, while nearly half of councils risk breaching their Care Act duties,...
Care Minister backs integration tool
The Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage (pictured) has backed a new tool which encourages better collaboration between health and care organisations.
The National Institute for...
CQC needs more informal engagement with providers, report says
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) should focus less on inspections and ratings and engage more informally with providers to drive improvements, a King’s Fund...
Retirement Villages – providing a continuum of care
Retirement Villages Association executive director John Collyns offers an overview of the New Zealand market
Let’s begin with a broad and sweeping statement – 80-year...
Dearth of retirement living options, says report
Retirement living schemes need to be dementia-friendly and cater for changing requirements, so people do not to have to contemplate moving should symptoms become...
Care workers among 200,000 paid less than minimum wage
Care workers are likely to be among over 200,000 employees paid less than the national minimum wage (NMW) in 2017/18.
As much as £15.6m worth...
Number of over 90s on the rise
The number of people aged 90 years and over continues to rise, with 579,776 in the UK last year.
Among those aged 90 years and...
Household growth to be driven by over 65s
The number of households headed by someone aged 65 years and over is projected to rise by 54% by 2041, figures released by the...
McCarthy & Stone shifts focus away from growth
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone will look to save more than £40m a year by 2021 following a strategic review.
The group has decided to...
John Tonkiss confirmed as McCarthy & Stone chief executive
McCarthy & Stone has appointed John Tonkiss as its chief executive officer, taking up the role with immediate effect.
He had been interim chief executive...
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