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...
Oakland Care to develop 70-bedroom home in Hampshire
Oakland Care has bought a development site with full planning consent for a care home in Fleet, Hampshire.
It has been purchased from Frontier Estates...
Triple Point reports dip in net asset value
Triple Point Social Housing REIT posted a fall in its net asset value (NAV) in the third quarter, resulting from a decrease in the...
Downing invests £10.9m in acquisition and refurbishment of school
Downing-backed Bridges Care and Education (BCE) is growing its portfolio with the opening of a school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
BCE, which trades under the name...
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...
Freeths launches care offering in Leeds
Freeths has appointed managing associate Cassandra Clark to its care sector team, establishing the practice in Leeds.
Clark, who joins from Mills and Reeve, is...
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-...