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Corporate neglect law to be revisited
Prime Minister David Cameron has agreed to revisit plans to introduce corporate neglect legislation into the Care and Support Bill.After being visited by a...
HMT boosted by hospital sale
The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), which operates two hospitals and four care homes, reported a strong 12 months for the year ending 31 December...
Keepmoat appoints retirement director
Keepmoat has appointed Paula Broadbent as retirement solutions director to oversee its provision of extra care and supported housing in the UK. The appointment...
Resistance to care technology found
Despite seven out of ten people routinely using technology to assist with banking, shopping and communications, only three in ten are embracing it to...
Profit slip at Cambian Learning Disabilities
Increases in costs and expenses ate into the profits of specialist care provider Cambian Learning Disabilities its results for the year ending 31 December...
Nordic cluster housing schemes and other extra care models
With a long tradition in Nordic countries, cluster housing schemes comprise between 50 or 60 apartments with 10 or 15 modified apartments for people...
EHRC links commissioning to the abuse and neglect of the elderly
Local authorities should change how they commission homecare, ensuring workers are paid the minimum wage, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)has said after...
Somerset to outsource PLD services?
Outsourcing its services for people with learning difficulties is one the options being considered by Somerset county council. The local authority has launched a...
Government funding restarts the expansion of extra care
The demand for extra care housing from social services, tenants and private leaseholders continues, according to the latest edition of Laing & Buisson’s Extra...
Push for homecare leads to occupancy drop in care homes
The increasing preference of local authorities to commission domiciliary care services for as long as possible in a service user’s life has led to...
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