ARCO appoints head of membership and operations
Lex Cumber has joined Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) as its head of membership and operations.
Cumber, who has previously worked at Castleoak and Sherpa...
PPE in all care settings by ‘end of the week’, says Hancock
All care settings should have access to personal protective equipment (PPE) by the end of the week, the health and social care secretary has...
VIDEO: The Care Home Show speaks to…
In this week’s episode Simon Parker speaks to Mike Padgham, the chair of the Independent Care Group.
Padgham, who is also director of Saint Cecilia’s...
Covid-related care home deaths may have reached 5,000, says research
The number of Covid-related deaths in care homes may have reached more than 5,000, according to research carried out by LaingBuisson.
A survey of 11...
Sourcing locations
In the second of a series of reports covering real estate, Mandip Bhogal, associate at Knight Frank, explores the importance of location
For those involved...
Two-thirds support tax rise to fund better pay in care, survey shows
Two-thirds of people would support an increase in tax to fund a pay rise for care workers.
Data published by gender equality campaigning charity Fawcett...
County councils ‘grappling’ with cost pressures in adult social care
The financial impact of coronavirus could leave county and unitary authorities in an unsustainable position, with adult social care facing the biggest cost pressures...
McCarthy & Stone hit hard by general election and pandemic
Challenging trading conditions due to the general election and Covid-19 resulted in a 64% drop in revenue at developer and manager of retirement communities...
Target Healthcare reports pick-up in admission activity among tenants
Admission activity is picking-up among tenants of Target Healthcare REIT, as confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19 affecting residents continues to fall.
Covid-related cases occupy...
Addressing the negative stigma
The number of retirement living sites has remained constant in recent years but is a fraction of the peak in the late 1980s. Deven...
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