Care Markets

As the coalition government prepares to publish its long-awaited adult social care White Paper, the Local Government Association (LGA) has predicted the cost of care will double within a generation unless the current attempt to reform the system is a success.

Care homes in Suffolk have threatened to turn away state-funded residents because the local council will not pay the required fees.

A report by the National Care Forum (NCF) claims that not-for-profit organisations are leading the way when it comes to innovative approaches in care provision.

Investment in social care property is expected to gather momentum in 2012, as investors seek to increase their exposure to alternative’ property sectors with defensive attributes, according to a report from Knight Frank.

Contrary to the many calls to government to implement the Dilnot Commission’s recommendations (CCMn July 2011), healthcare insurer Partnership has criticised the plans.

A former carer at a Belfast residential home has claimed inspectors are not getting the true picture of the state of the province’s care homes. He claimed they did not make themselves accessible to staff and there are not enough unannounced visits.

Plans to build extra care housing for the elderly moved forward in Derbyshire this month as the preferred bidder began consulting with local people about plans for the three developments.

The Department of Health (DH) has begun consulting on plans to allow domiciliary and residential care users to rate and review their providers (CCMn December 2011/January 2012).

This is the conclusion of a Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) study, which also found that the government should offer inducements to housing providers to create attractive alternatives.

Care homes in Suffolk have threatened to turn away state-funded residents because the local council will not pay the required fees.