Care Markets

Careline Lifestyles has appointed consultant psychiatrist Dr Drona Sharma to head its in-house team safeguarding the mental health of its residents.

Craegmoor is investing more than £100,000 in a new residential service in Sheffield for individuals with mental health issues, including personality disorder. Bowden House, which...

Employers running care homes may be forced to increase their wage bills for 'sleep-in' workers in line with National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMW) following...

One year on from Danshell’s acquisition of the majority of Castlebeck’s estate, CCMn meets Debra Moore, who discusses how it has turned the homes...

North Yorkshire county council is consulting on a new care strategy that could lead to extra care housing in each of the area’s major...

Telehealth and telecare provider Tunstall reported revenues of £221m for the year ended 30 September 2013, an increase of 21.2% on the previous year’s £182.1m. However, £20.2m of turnover came from the acquisition of Spanish operator Televida in January 2013.

North Yorkshire county council is consulting on a new care strategy that could lead to extra care housing in each of the area’s major towns. The strategy, entitled Care and Support Where I Live, was developed in response to the prediction that, by 2020, almost a quarter of North Yorkshire’s residents will be over 65 and that over 20% more people will have dementia.

Employers running care homes may be forced to increase their wage bills for 'sleep-in' workers in line with National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMW) following recent decisions by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). It's common practice in the care sector to pay workers a fixed fee for 'sleep-in' night shifts instead of a higher hourly rate. However, following the recent decisions of Esparon v Slavikovska and Whittlestone v BJP Home Support, these workers may now be entitled to NMW for the duration of these shifts.

One year on from Danshell’s acquisition of the majority of Castlebeck’s estate, CCMn meets Debra Moore, who discusses how it has turned the homes around and the main issues affecting the learning disability care sector.

A survey of GPs views has revealed one in five doctors has experienced a patient coming to harm due to delays or a lack...