Eden Futures relocates HQ in Nottinghamshire
Supported living provider Eden Futures has relocated its headquarters from Newark town centre - where it had been based for 20 years - to...
Innovation grant supports Crossroads to launch digital care app
Crossroads Care has changed the way it delivers domiciliary services after securing funds from the South Yorkshire digital innovation grant scheme.
The charity, which delivers...
Funds too often delivered in ‘dribs and drabs’, Dilnot tells committee
Funds provided to adult social care have too often been in ‘dribs and drabs’ rather than in a coherent and planned way, Sir Andrew...
Person Centred Software integrates with CoolCare platform
Digital provider Person Centred Software (PCS) has integrated with administration platform CoolCare, in a move to help improve delivery of care.
The integration is the...
Retirement housing investment to reach £3bn, Knight Frank predicts
Annual investment in the retirement housing market could reach £3bn by the end of the year, Knight Frank has predicted.
Launching its Seniors Housing Annual...
Complaints made to ombudsman about adult social care fall
The number of complaints and enquiries about adult social care made to the ombudsman fell to 2,596 in 2021-22 – 15.5% lower than the...
Social care system and staff affected by ‘grim cocktail of factors’
Staff working in care homes are more likely to live in poverty and deprivation than the average UK worker, analysis by The Health Foundation...
High turnover rates representing ‘considerable cost to employers’
Staff turnover rates within care roles remain high at 29%, with around 400,000 people leaving their jobs, data from Skills for Care has revealed.
Despite...
The Outstanding Society shares best practice through app
The Outstanding Society (OS) has launched a new app to share best practice in social care.
Originally developed by James Rycroft, a board member of...
Shortfall of 487,000 retirement housing units, analysis reveals
Analysis has revealed a shortfall of 487,000-plus retirement housing units across the UK, highlighting the need for a greater allocation of sites.
Assuming there is...