CM Special Report

Anne Harris, Director of Care Services at children’s charity Rainbow Trust, explores the challenges of end of life care’ at home for children and shares her thoughts on why she believes it is the best option for families, as well as a cost-effective alternative to hospital-based care.

It had a rapidly ageing population, families were buckling under the pressure of caring for loved ones, older and vulnerable people were being unnecessarily left in hospital beds, and instances of abuse in care were commonplace. This what care in Japan looked like 15 years ago and what the UK could be heading towards. But in 2000 a new, and revolutionary insurance system was put into place. It had to - Japan has the oldest population in the world with 23% aged over 65. This is set to rise to 40% by 2050 compared to 30% in the UK by 2051.

Like many other organisations in the UK, the care sector relies on overseas skilled-workers to help service the population’s health and care needs.

Simon Blygton, director of performance at Dimensions discusses how the organisation is using personalisation and community engagement to encourage independence and provide just...

A transparent and fair funding formula’ should be developed by national government, local authority commissioners and providers so that contracts adequately cover the cost of care, a commission put together by think-tank Demos has concluded.

Lifting the veil of secrecy at the Court of Protection after the Wanda Maddocks case

Partnerships in Care chief executive and chair of the Independent Mental Health Services Alliance (IMHSA) Joy Chamberlain talks to CCMn about tariffs, parity of esteem and the future of services.

Chief executive of Voyage Care Andrew Cannon tells CCMn how he sees the market shaping up As a specialist provider supporting people with learning disabilities...

In April, CCMN explored the current state of affairs regarding care providers taking local authorities to judicial review over what they consider to be unfair fees. This month, we look at how a number of care providers are now considering initiating judicial reviews against PCTs which refuse to pay a fair price for continuing care.

Retirement village and care home operator CLS Care Services Limited reported a group income of £33.6m for the year ended 31 March 2013, a slight increase on the previous year’s £32.1m.