Care UK took responsibilities ‘seriously’, court finds
Care UK took its responsibilities to its customers ‘seriously’ when dealing with the admission of a permanent resident to a care home, a High...
Conservatives to build cross-party consensus to solve social care
The Conservatives plan to build cross-party consensus to help solve issues in social care if it stays in power.
Setting out its vision yesterday (Sunday...
Up to a quarter of homecare workforce could be lost, survey reveals
Over a third of domiciliary care providers believe they would lose between 0-24% of their workforce if vaccination becomes a condition of deployment, according...
Lack of money in care sector needs recognising, says LaingBuisson founder
The adult social care sector is in a ‘bind’ as local authorities are finding it impossible to fund the true cost of care, the...
‘Significant challenges’ for care services over winter
County councils are bracing themselves for a tough winter in social care as the number of requests for support continues to rise.
Local authorities in...
CQC wrong not to publish 2015 Whorlton Hall report, says review
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was wrong not to publish the 2015 inspection report of Whorlton Hall, four years before a BBC Panorama investigation,...
Video: Simon Parker speaks to Natalie-Jane Macdonald
In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care management consultancy SP&P, speaks to Natalie-Jane Macdonald, chief executive of Sunrise Senior Living and Gracewell...
Supreme Court to hear sleep-in case
The Supreme Court will begin examining whether residential care workers who ‘sleep in’ are entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) for time that...
Sodexo buys The Good Care Group
French service provider Sodexo has purchased The Good Care Group as part of its continued expansion into the UK homecare sector.
Investment partner BGF, which...
Triple Point makes £6.2m supported housing investment
Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc has invested £6.2m into two Scottish specialised supported housing projects for people with long-term health needs.
The investor...