Care waiting lists down but sector ‘not out of the woods’
Two-thirds of council areas (66%) have seen care providers close or cease trading in the past six months, impacting 8,334 people, figures from Association...
Planning activity down, Carterwood analysis reveals
Planning applications in both the older people’s care home and retirement living sectors have fallen in the past year, analysis from Carterwood has shown.
In...
Riverstone Kensington launches recovery suite
Riverstone Kensington has launched a recovery suite to support people after a hospital stay, operation, illness, or injury.
The suite, which has been developed for...
Global alliance to promote household models of residential care
A trio of providers from three continents are advocating the wider adoption of small domestic household models of residential care.
The UK’s Belong Villages, Australia’s...
Active Care Group making progress but work still needed, review finds
Inspectors will continue to monitor improvement plans at Active Care Group (ACG) after a review found more work needs to be done to ensure...
Ombudsman issues adverse findings notice against provider
A care provider has refused to pay a remedy to a former resident following an ombudsman investigation because the owner said he has stopped...
Adlington Retirement Living completes land purchases
Adlington Retirement Living has completed a trio of land purchases in three months, as part of its expansion plans.
The three sites are in St...
Homecare workers to receive backdated pay following deal
Homecare workers have won £20m in back pay after being underpaid compared to staff in residential settings.
Around 1,000 homecare workers employed by South Lanarkshire...
Nourish Care partners with BookJane Inc to help ‘join the dots’
Workforce management and scheduling solutions business BookJane Inc has partnered with Nourish Care to support providers to manage operations and streamline administrative processes.
Through the...
Strengthen financial oversight of large providers, report recommends
Tougher financial regulation of large care providers should be introduced as part of plans to create a National Care Service (NCS) in England.
New requirements...
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