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Health and social care system in York still requires development

Better collaboration between leaders within the health and social care system in York is still needed, a Care Quality Commission progress report has found. The...

Inspired Villages secures permission to deliver retirement community

Inspired Villages has received planning approval to deliver phase one of its Arun Lea retirement community in Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex. The reversed matters application...
Playing the waiting game

City and County snaps up Carewatch branches and schemes

City and County Healthcare Group has completed the acquisition of 20 homecare branches and five extra care schemes from Carewatch, for an undisclosed sum. The...

Better Security, Better Care develops data security e-learning resource

Better Security, Better Care has developed an e-learning resource for providers to help improve and assess their staff’s knowledge of data security and protection. The...
Robert Kilgour hits out at care home spending inaction

Robert Kilgour hits out at care home spending inaction

Scottish entrepreneur Robert Kilgour has hit out at the inaction by both the Scottish government and Accounts Commission on local council care home spending. It...

Care market remains ‘compelling for investors’

Cost pressures have impacted providers of smaller, converted care homes that do not have economies of scale and are less energy efficient, resulting in...
Question marks over care home dehydration tests

Question marks over care home dehydration tests

Researchers have found that standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes. Carers often look at a...

A new approach

Professor Martin Green, Care England chief executive, argues inspections need to be done differently The tragic death of Ruth Perry brought into sharp focus...

Agincare considers viability of contracts despite rising profit  

Agincare could exit from certain ‘geographical areas or service provision’ as it continues to assess the long-term viability of its contracts. Despite reporting rising turnover...

Graham Care Group grows portfolio with Whitstable House

Graham Care Group has opened Whitstable House in Kent to provide both long- and short-term residential and nursing care to those with various levels...