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Leonard Cheshire to offload 17 care homes
Leonard Cheshire is selling off a ‘small minority’ of its properties, with the cash raised being invested in other residential and outreach services.
The charity...
Children in care should receive more boarding places, says Education Minister
The Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi has said private schools should offer more boarding places to looked-after children to improve outcomes for them and to...
Four in ten waiting more than a month to leave Scottish hospitals
Forty percent of older people in Scottish hospitals are having to wait over a month to leave despite being ready to go because care...
Unison seeks permission to appeal sleep-ins decision
Unison has lodged an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in the Mencap case.
It is expected to take up to eight...
Age Exchange merges with Community Integrated Care
South-east London based charity Age Exchange has become a subsidiary of national health and social care charity Community Integrated Care (CIC).
The move means both...
Civitas expands portfolio
Civitas Social Housing has bought two specialist supported living properties and a registered care property for £3.9m, totalling 15 tenancies.
The supported living properties are...
Impact buys five care homes
Impact Healthcare REIT has bought five care homes totalling 218 beds for £12.2m from Monarch Alternative Capital LP.
The deal is for Briardene Care Home,...
CQC orders closure of Liverpool care home
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has canceled the registration of care provider Abid Y Chudary, forcing the closure of Woolton Manor Care Home in...
A fifth of last time buyers open to retirement villages, research says
Retirement villages are an increasingly popular option for last time buyers wanting to downsize or have a ‘lower maintenance lifestyle’, new research has claimed.
According...
Cash-strapped council vows to protect vulnerable people
A county authority has vowed to ensure ‘a robust safeguarding system’ to protect vulnerable adults and children despite its struggling finances.
On Tuesday (31 July),...
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