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Adult social care staff turnover rate grows
Staff turnover rates in adult social care continue to steadily grow, but two-thirds of leavers stay on in the sector, Skills for Care research...
Prevention and healthy ageing ‘vital’ to social care reform
Future care models need to focus on prevention and encouraging healthy living, rather than striving to meet rising demand with delivery.
According to health policy...
Impact Healthcare buys £2.8m care home
Investment trust Impact Healthcare REIT has bought Yew Tree Care Centre in Redcar, North Yorkshire, for £2.8m from Monarch Alternative Capital LP.
The 76-bed nursing...
Chair of Healthwatch England announced
Sir Robert Francis QC (pictured) has been appointed chair of Healthwatch England, replacing Jane Mordue who is stepping down after three years.
Sir Robert, who...
Calls for unpaid carers to receive support
Informal carers working long hours are ‘jeopardising’ their health, with some not being properly assessed for support, the Local Government Association (LGA) and Carers...
County councils warn of social care overspend
County authorities fear they will have to overspend on social care services as they struggle to balance their budgets.
In its response to a Government...
Retirement village to become employee owned
Retirement village operator Middleton Hall is to become an ‘employee owned’ company from April 2019.
The ARCO member will be the first UK retirement community...
Brexit confusion could worsen workforce crisis, warns ICG
A care group representing providers has warned that confusion over the future of EU workers in Britain threatens to deepen the social care workforce...
Regard buys Cornish care provider
The Regard Group has bolstered its presence in the South West by buying Cornish specialist care operator Solar Care Homes for an undisclosed sum.
The...
Delayed transfer figures fall
The number of NHS delayed transfers due to social care problems continues to fall, according to official figures.
In July, there were 139,983 total delayed...
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