Fee shortfalls concentrated in northern regions, data shows
Local authorities are underpaying operators of care homes for older people in England by £223m in 2024/25, data calculated by LaingBuisson has revealed.
Fee shortfalls...
Better and earlier education needed to help people plan for care
Three-quarters of people (76%) are concerned they will not have enough money to pay for a place in assisted living or a care home...
Employer NI hike ‘likely to be catastrophic’ for some providers
Extra funds allocated to social care in the Autumn Budget will be wiped out by changes to employer National Insurance contributions (ENICs), which will...
CoolCare launches ‘connected reception’ for visitors and staff
Software provider CoolCare has launched a ‘connected reception’ feature as it looks to make front of house of care homes more digitised and inviting...
Coalition calls for investment in end-of-life care
Radical changes are needed in end-of-life care, including investment in training and support for frontline workers.
The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the...
Social care needs ‘complete reform and revamp’, MPs told
Social care has been failed by successive governments and needs a ‘complete reform and revamp’, MPs have been told.
Lord Darzi of Denham told a...
Radis wins extra care contract
Radis Community Care has taken over operations of Essex-based extra care service The Cannons.
Built in 1984, the service is made up of 38 one-...
Government to tackle ‘excessive profits’ in children’s social care
Government plans to ‘crack down’ of children’s social care providers making excessive profits, as part of package of reforms planned for the market.
It will...
‘Swathes’ of social care provision in Scotland could be lost
Additional pressures on social care providers created by the Autumn Budget are ‘unworkable in the current climate’, Scottish Care has said.
A survey by the...
Care providers urged to back NI exemption petition
Campaigners are calling for social care providers to be exempt from the National Insurance (NI) contribution rise.
They argue the survival of social care services,...
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