Britain’s biggest care homes group Four Seasons has reported another set of improving results as the company’s private equity owner continues crunch talks with lenders aimed at securing its future.
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Over half of British adults (52%) believe that abuse and neglect in care homes for the elderly is common. Of those, many say their opinion is based on personal experience
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New guidance published by Minister for Social Services and Public Health Rebecca Evans will help to evaluate ‘how the Social Services and Well-being Act is having a real, positive, impact
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A University of Plymouth graduate has co-designed a new care planning document, known as the ‘Tool’, for empowering care patients and helping carers to better understand their needs. Nicola Wheeler,
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The lack of extra resources for social care in the Autumn Statement has sparked alarm among leading Tories. Warwickshire County Council leader Izzi Seccombe, who is the most senior Tory
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Inadequate social care funding is leading to delays in hospital operations, a leading surgeon has warned. Delaying transferring patients from hospitals to social care means that there are not enough
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Scottish Care have announced this years winners from their 2016 Care Awards which took place at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow over the weekend. The Awards were presented as part
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A scheme aimed at helping police to locate missing adults is being piloted by North Wales Police, in partnership with Conwy County Borough Council. The scheme, named the Herbert Protocol
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Four out of five local councils say they do not have enough capacity to care for older people in their area, a study suggests. The report, from the Family and
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The Government should provide tax breaks to encourage people to save to pay for the costs of social care, a former pensions minister has said. Baroness Altmann (pictured), who was
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