Abdul Ravat to chair federation’s older person’s housing group
Abbeyfield Society’s head of relationships and development, Abdul Ravat, has been appointed chair of the National Housing Federation’s (NHF) older person’s housing group.
He will...
Horizon division registers with Ofsted to provide supported accommodation
Horizon Supported Accommodation has registered with Ofsted as a provider of supported accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds in England.
The registration follows the Department for...
Knight Frank partners with BKR Care Consultancy
Knight Frank has formed a strategic partnership with BKR Care Consultancy to offer healthcare clients advice and property solutions.
Under the deal, the new healthcare...
Premier Care Homes ordered to pay £47,681 for failing to carry out duties
Premier Care Homes Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £47,000 by Teesside Magistrates’ Court after it failed to provide safe care and...
Brunlecare repurposes site to provide ‘step up’ beds
Brunelcare has repurposed a reablement site to focus on providing nursing and care for people who are not living with a dementia.
Following the end...
In-year council overspend on children’s care tops £300m
Almost half of projected in-year overspend of budgets by county and unitary councils will be on children’s services.
Analysis has revealed England’s largest councils face...
Council spend on privately-run children’s homes doubles in six years
Council spending on children’s homes operated by independent providers has more than doubled in the past six years.
In 2021/22, local authorities in England spent...
Meallmore plans to raise dementia awareness with cafés
Meallmore Ltd is introducing dementia supportive spaces in its care homes as it looks to change the way communities approach the condition.
Greenan Manor in...
Health and care winter plan ‘wholly insufficient’, say representative bodies
Scottish government’s winter plan for health and care is ‘wholly insufficient’, according to two umbrella bodies representing providers in the third and independent sectors.
Responding...
Innovation projects to receive more than £40m grant funding
Projects to support innovation to help improve quality and accessibility of adult social care in England is being backed by £42.6m in grant funding.
Unpaid...