August Equity has completed a buy-in management buy-out of Aspirations Care Group for an undisclosed amount.

Social care agencies missed “numerous” chances to support a teenage mother who was later murdered by her 17-year-old boyfriend, a report has said.

Community mental health teams are having to spend an increasing amount of time helping service users claim benefits, by The Masked AMHP

Care provider Hica Home Care is expanding its domiciliary care operations in Lincolnshire, creating 100 new jobs.

Hospices will get £60m to help improve the quality of care for people nearing the end of their lives, the care services minister Paul Burstow has announced.

Three-quarters of large charities have already or will be making redundancies in the next year, and two-thirds will be cutting frontline services according to a survey looking into the commissioning landscape for charities.

Private care homes in Cumbria are being offered £1 million to improve facilities for residents with dementia.

Personal budgets such as those used in the social care sector could give ex-offenders the independence they need to create a life beyond prison, by Alex Fox

Health experts have called for more public funds to be found to help vulnerable older people Health experts have called for more public funds to be found to help vulnerable older people

People in Herefordshire could face increased charges for a range of social services, under plans put forward by the county council.