Fighting for fairness – CCMn meets Partnerships in Care chief executive Joy Chamberlain
Partnerships in Care chief executive and chair of the Independent Mental Health Services Alliance (IMHSA) Joy Chamberlain talks to CCMn about tariffs, parity of...
Should LAs still be commissioning 15-minute visits?
Homecare is an issue that has consistently hit the headlines in recent years, with councils and care providers facing criticism for not spending enough...
Surveying the care landscape – CCMn meets Knight Frank head of healthcare Julian Evans
Head of healthcare at Knight Frank Julian Evans takes CCMn through the key trends and deals in the care sector and explains why he...
Contractual regulations and personal injury claims: Andrew Coyne at BLM looks at how the...
The recent case of Cox (the claimant) v Woodlands Manor Care Home Ltd (the defendant) at the Court of Appeal in January 2014 flags...
Sector Opinion:Weathering the Storm
The latest figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) once more show a drop in expenditure (CCMn December 2014/January 2015).
Here two...
Calculating a fair price for care to plug LA fee gap
The new edition of LaingBuisson’s Fair Price for Care toolkit reports that the costs associated with running a care homes continue to rise at...
How the Care Act will impact on LA fee disputes
Recently there has been a steady stream of court applications by care providers challenging the residential care fee levels set by local authorities.
Some challenges...
How to be sucessful in a seller’s market: Tim Nye of Trowers & Hamlins...
The care sector has seen a number of acquisitions in recent months, particularly in the specialist services sector, for example Universal Health Services buying...
Ten steps to excellence in dementia care:Director of dementia care at Four Seasons Health...
Outlined below are the ten things that I believe need to happen to improve the quality of life for people with dementia living in...
How to be sucessful in a seller’s market: Tim Nye of Trowers & Hamlins...
The care sector has seen a number of acquisitions in recent months, particularly in the specialist services sector, for example Universal Health Services buying Cygnet Health Care, Acadias acquisition of Partnerships in Care and Cambian Groups recent purchase of Woodleigh Community Care (see this issue: Company News).