More funding and growth needed for care
King's Fund report calls for government honesty on what general public can expect from state-funded services
The government must properly fund and expand the current...
Putting the person at the heart of specialist care
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...
A blueprint for the future of care home food?
Nathan Rao looks at why 3D meals could be making it onto the menu
Care home menus stand to be revolutionised with the advent of...
Directing social care delivery – CCMn meets ADASS president Harold Bodmer
With the introduction of the national living wage and the social care precept, plus the continuing rounds of public sector spending cuts, it is...
Keeping care services in the neighbourhood
Emma Dent looks at how local authority trading companies are faring in the care market
As councils come under increasing financial pressure, they must look...
Getting the right mix
CCMn meets Barchester Healthcare chief executive Dr Pete Calveley
Unlike many of its peers, Barchester Healthcare appears to be weathering the storm caused by the...
To buy or not to buy – care homes in administration
Clare Auty, partner at Browne Jacobson, puts the case for and against
Over the past year we have seen a dramatic rise in the number...
The height of luxury in the heart of London
CCMn gets an exclusive tour of Battersea Place, LifeCare Residences’ new extra-care scheme
There are high-end retirement villages and then there is Battersea Place. Developed...
The self-pay sector: key market trend
LaingBuisson estimates that 167,000 or 41% of older or physically disabled residents in UK care homes received no state funding (apart from universal old...
The quest for the private paying clients’ ‘Holy Grail’
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...
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