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State should pay families to care
A report by the Conservative-led Free Enterprise Group has called for the state to give money to families to provide care for elderly relatives...
Cash for Walsall dementia services
A new dementia service has been launched in Walsall with £343,000 of funding from its council.
Pathways for Life, a partnership between the Accord Group...
UK population prefers non-residential care
A poll by YouGov has revealed that 99% of the UK population wants an alternative to residential care in old age with two thirds...
Care UK to take on Suffolk homes
Suffolk council has chosen Care UK as preferred provider to manage the local authority’s care homes and well-being centres.The council has said it is...
MPs launch social care inquiry
The All Party Parliamentary Local Government Group conducted an inquiry last month into how local authorities enable citizens to be financially independent.The results of...
Somerset considers LD outsourcing project
Provision for people with learning disabilities in Somerset may be outsourced to the private sector following a cabinet decision earlier this month that this...
Australia introduces £3.7bn care package
While the UK waits patiently to see whether the Dilnot Commission’s recommendations will feature in government’s White Paper, Australia has unveiled a Aus$3.7bn (£2.4bn)...
Non-residential funding cap being considered
Worcestershire council is planning to introduce a cap on funding for non-residential social care.
The local authority has launched a consultation on what it calls...
More inspections called for after dementia abuse case
A charity representing care home residents and their relatives has called on the government to reinstate twice yearly inspections after a care worker was...
Terra Firma lands Four Seasons in shock £825m deal
After much speculation Four Seasons Health Care was sold last month to private equity company Terra Firma for £825m, representing 8.1 times EBITDA estimated...
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