DHSC responds to mortality review with staff training measures

The Government will consult on training proposals for health and care staff so people with learning disabilities can receive better support at home and...
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Groups claim mental capacity reforms ‘not fit for purpose’

Representative bodies have expressed concerns regarding responsibilities care home managers will be under from proposals set out in the Government’s Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. The...

Care staff invited to share their opinions on sector

Health and care staff have been invited to take part in an engagement exercise launched by the Secretary of State for Health and Social...

Children ‘not a priority’ in Jersey, says Ofsted

Jersey social services are not prioritising the needs of children amid a ‘legacy of widespread’ failures, Ofsted inspectors have concluded. A Jersey Care Commission report...

ReSI buys retirement homes for £40.2m

Investor Residential Secure Income (ReSI) has exchanged contracts to buy 478 retirement homes from housing association Places for People for £40.2m. The deal has already...

Care complaints in Wales quadruple

Care concerns reported to the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) have almost ‘quadrupled’ in eight years, statistics have revealed. A total of 3,861 incidents were recorded...

Civitas buys eight properties in £38.3m deal

Civitas Social Housing has bought eight regulated social housing properties for £38.3m, comprising 126 tenancies. The four largest homes are leased to Auckland Home Solutions,...

Double deal for Target Healthcare

UK-listed investor Target Healthcare REIT has purchased a development site in West Yorkshire and exchanged contracts to buy a care home in Powys for...

‘Unforeseen circumstances’ could delay green paper

The Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage has said publication of the green paper in autumn is ‘entirely aspirational’. When asked after her keynote...

Profit to take a dip at McCarthy & Stone

Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone is expected to report operating profit for the year to be between £65m and £73m, down from £96m it...