The UK care home market is grappling with an unsustainable £1 billion a year funding gap that could spark a string of closures across the nation, the competition watchdog has
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More than half of care home beds in parts of England are not up to standard, an investigation has found. Some 50% of beds – or more – are in
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Four staff members at a residential facility for vulnerable adults have been excluded from work amid a police investigation into concerns about their conduct. Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Antrim provides
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An elderly woman has died after a fire at a sheltered housing complex in Aberdeenshire. Police and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to a report of a
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Aspire Scotland, a bespoke care and education services for children and young people in the UK, has been sold to the Priory Group for an undisclosed sum. Aspire Scotland operates
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The bitter fallout from the Conservative General Election humiliation has continued with fresh revelations about splits at the top of Theresa May’s campaign. A new book about the ill-fated campaign
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Only one in 10 people in England who fund their social care costs would benefit from a £72,000 cap on the amount they have to pay and a more generous
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Care workers will lose their jobs and providers will go bust if the Government does not fund historic liabilities for paying staff on so-called “sleep-in shifts”, local authorities have warned.
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Social care providers including children’s homes have been given up to a year to identify what they owe workers who were incorrectly paid below the minimum wage for sleep-in shifts.
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Fife-based care home operator Kingdom Homes is investing significantly in its care home portfolio with the development of a new nursing home in Leven and the acquisition of a new
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