CM Special Report

Sarah Whitebloom looks at how providers are faring trying to grow their self-pay business Self-funders...what’s not to like? Such residents not only can choose premium-cost...

Financial pressures on local authority budgets and an alarming shortage of suitable social housing stock are increasingly jeopardising the provision of support for adults with learning disabilities, according to research published last month by Laing & Buisson.

CCMn meets Alistair How, chief executive of Eden Supported Living, and learns how it supports individuals through the care pathway.

Head of healthcare Paul Birley talks to CCMn about investment in the care sector and why banks should offer more than just money.

CCMn meets Logan Logeswaran, managing director for residential care provider Runwood Homes, which has recently been buying up former local authority facilities in...

Employers running care homes may be forced to increase their wage bills for 'sleep-in' workers in line with National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMW) following recent decisions by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). It's common practice in the care sector to pay workers a fixed fee for 'sleep-in' night shifts instead of a higher hourly rate. However, following the recent decisions of Esparon v Slavikovska and Whittlestone v BJP Home Support, these workers may now be entitled to NMW for the duration of these shifts.

The Scottish care home market is entering a period of profound transformation. Even as the promise of integrated commissioning offers up new models of care delivery, the sector faces severe financial pressures as demographic demands grow.

Investing in care - CCMn meets Sovereign Capital partner Dominic Dalli

The recent case of Cox (the claimant) v Woodlands Manor Care Home Ltd (the defendant) at the Court of Appeal in January 2014 flags up some interesting issues for employees and owners alike. It assesses a care home employee’s bill of costs arising from a personal injury action brought against a care home.