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Octopus care home fund raises £187m
A care home fund run by Octopus Healthcare has raised £187m due to growing investor demand for real estate assets.
The fund, which launched in...
‘Millions’ underestimating cost of care, research finds
Millions of people are underestimating how much a care home place costs, putting themselves at risk of receiving poor care or spiralling into financial...
DHSC launches care worker recruitment pilot
A month-long pilot to promote jobs in the adult social care sector has been launched today (Wednesday 31 October 2018) by the Department of...
Council failed vulnerable boy after housing him in tent
A series of failings were made by Cornwall Council after it accommodated a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in a tent and caravan, a Local Government...
Civitas buys social housing properties for £4.9m
Civitas Social Housing has purchased three regulated social housing properties comprising 23 tenancies for a total of 4.9m.
The properties will be leased to Falcon...
Changes at Four Seasons parent to speed up restructure
A former Barchester Healthcare chair and Sunrise Senior Living chief executive have been appointed to the board of Four Seasons Health Care’s parent Elli...
MPs call for deprivation of liberty clarification
Further changes are needed to the government’s Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill to protect the human rights of vulnerable people, a group of MPs have...
Budget boost for social care not enough, sector bodies say
Representative bodies and organisations have hit out at the outcome of yesterday’s (Monday 29 October) Autumn Budget.
They insisted that the extra money provided still...
Chancellor announces extra £650m for social care
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced an additional £650m for social care in 2019/20 to help with the ‘immediate problems’ the sector is facing.
The grant...
Government launches care leavers scheme
The government has launched a ten-year initiative to help improve the career prospects of young people leaving care.
More than 50 businesses, including Amazon,...
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