Care staff at Enable Scotland strike over low pay

Care workers employed by Enable Scotland are taking two days of strike action this week in Glasgow and Lanarkshire, as part of an ongoing...

Tech innovators partner on smart solution for social care

Digital health and care solutions provider Everon Group is partnering with analytics specialists Howz to help deliver a more intelligent, preventative model of care. They...

Belong at Home promotes Debbie Moore to lead Southport office

Belong at Home has appointed Debbie Moore to head up its Southport office this autumn.  She will be responsible for leading a team of support...

Pilgrims’ Friend Society receives planning for 45-bed care home

Pilgrims’ Friend Society has received planning permission for a 45-bed care home in Wanstead, London. The home, which will built on the site of the...

No quick solution

Steve Secker, consultant and author of LaingBuisson’s Later Living report, discusses some of the challenges facing the sector There have been major headwinds confronting the...

Care home director fined for ignoring personal information request

A director has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 for preventing information held by a care home from being disclosed.    Jason Blake refused to...

Cygnet Social Care acquires Stepping Stones Residential Unit

Cygnet Social Care has expanded its provision to support individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs with the acquisition of Stepping Stones Residential...

Health and care inequalities persist for people with a learning disability

One in four adults with a learning disability who died in 2023 did so with a social care package that did not meet their...

Greenline Healthcare enters older people’s care home market

Greenline Healthcare Group Ltd has entered the older people’s care home market as part of its wider expansion of properties across the Midlands. The company,...

Care providers struggling to fill nurse vacancies, report reveals

Three-quarters of providers in Scotland are reporting difficulties filling nurse vacancies, with the number of registered nurses working in adult care homes declining.   Drawing...