Care Markets

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has reported an 18% increase in complaints and enquiries about adult social care in the past year. In 2014/15 LGO...

Independent mental health providers are calling on NHS England to take decisive action on payment and service integration to make parity of esteem a...

The care sector was left largely disappointed by the contents of George Osborne’s Spending Review last month. In terms of plugging the funding gap for...

Care home provider, Fairways Care (Fairways), will increase efficiencies and further enhance care standards after selecting Caresys Mobile, a care management solution from Advanced...

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded that government ‘has not been sufficiently open and transparent’ on the burdens imposed on...

Residents and employees have a right to privacy, which includes keeping their personal information confidential, only accessed by authorised people and only shared when...

In response to these inherent weaknesses in the present state funding system for social care, LaingBuisson chief executive William Laing has published a White...

Quietly bound in green and white, the Law Commission’s recently launched consultation document on event fees is probably beneath the radar for most care sector professionals. But despite its demure appearance, this document offers a potentially historic boost to the retirement community sector that investors should take note of.

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust reported a 17.9% drop in turnover for the year ended 31 March 2015 from £68.1m to £55.9m. Deducting operating costs of...

The provision of homecare in England is on a precipice (CCMn November 2015) with many providers blaming commissioners for not paying a fair price...