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Oakland Care
Care home operator Oakland Care has opened Beechwood Grove care home in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
The 58-bed home provides residential, nursing, memory and respite...
Growing number of older people managing care alone, says Age UK
Failure to properly fund social care has resulted in growing numbers of frail and unwell older people living with unmet care needs.
The number of...
Mears chairman Bob Holt to stand down
Mears Group chairman Bob Holt (pictured) will not stand for re-election at the organisation’s 2019 annual general meeting.
The decision comes days after Shareholder Value...
Homecare fragility
Colin Angel delves into the struggles facing the homecare market
Fragility of the state-funded homecare market continues to be a serious concern for social care...
‘Leadership’ needed to integrate health and social care, says NAO boss
The head of the National Audit Office (NAO) has called for ‘serious political leadership’ in integrating health and social care.
In a report assessing the...
Care Protect targets Australia
Safety organisation Care Protect is expanding into Australia in response to an abuse crisis in the country’s care homes.
The country’s federal government plans to...
New bill to better protect vulnerable people in care
The government has introduced a bill aimed to better protect vulnerable people and ease the burden on local authorities.
The new law aims to streamline...
ARCO sets out its vision to grow retirement communities sector
The Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) has committed to provide 250,000 people with the opportunity to live in retirement communities by 2030.
The organisation launched...
Here we go again
Care England head Professor Martin Green discusses the green paper
The government’s green paper will be the latest attempt to find a long-term solution to the...
ADASS survey reveals fragility of the sector
Deven Pamben takes a closer look at the ADASS Budget Survey 2018
lmost a third of councils in England have seen homecare providers close or...
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