Toolkit aims to support care organisations with innovations
Warwick Business School has designed a toolkit for organisations to help them implement ideas that support care leavers.
Its innovation toolkit has been produced as...
Stability of care markets remains a concern for council directors
Adult social care budgets were overspent by £586m in 2023/24 – the highest levels for at least a decade.
A rise in complex and long-term...
Market sentiment improving as transactions complete
Transaction volumes in older people’s care real estate settled at £250m in the second quarter, bringing the year-to-date total to around £740m.
Figures released by...
Ombudsman issues notice over provider’s refusal to refund fees
Priory Mews Healthcare Ltd has refused to refund fees it charged a family for their relative’s care, despite the ombudsman insisting it should.
The Local...
Demand for children’s services continues to rise, says report
Demand for high-acuity complex children’s services – both residential and educational placements – has continued to rise, with corporate and regional operators looking to...
Homecare providers struggling to meet demand
Nearly half of homecare providers cannot meet demand despite improvements in staff retention, while others have a lack of work for their care workers.
Findings...
Care Provider Alliance urges regulator to take ‘swift and decisive’ action
Nurses working in social care need to be supported by a regulator that upholds the highest standards of professionalism and public protection.
The Care Provider...
Prestige Nursing & Care enters franchise market
Prestige Nursing & Care has entered the franchise market as part of its next stage of growth.
It has received accreditation from the British Franchise...
Nourish Care partners with wellbeing and engagement app
Nourish Care is partnering with wellbeing and engagement app Altra to promote communication between family and friends of people who use care services and...
Optimo Care Group rebrands homecare division
Yorkshire-based Optimo Care Group has rebranded its domiciliary care division to Choices Homecare.
Founded in 2010, Optimo has rapidly grown its portfolio over the past...