Too many care homes are under so much pressure that they are not “getting the basics right every time”, a care consumer watchdog has warned. Healthwatch England said some residents
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Richard Banks shares some ideas being considered by the Residential Forum for a neighbourhood approach to designing models of residential and supported living. How did social care get to be
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A hospice was among those defrauded by a £2.5 million banking scam in the Scottish Highlands. The Highland Hospice lost a six-figure sum when the phone-based scam, known as vishing,
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Top up fees are being paid by the families of one in four care home residents whose place is supposed to be free, according to a new report by a
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Healthcare provision to residents in care homes across England is often ‘erratic and inequitable’, a major three-year study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) has found. Led
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Independent care homes in Scotland are “on the breadline” due to a recruitment crisis and wage pressures, according to a new report. Industry body Scottish Care said the sector is
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Care home providers are making it too difficult for elderly people and their families to find the information they need to make an informed choice, according to a consumer watchdog.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have presented the latest findings from their inspection programme of adult social care. ‘The State Of Adult Social Care Services 2014 to 2017‘ is the
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One in four social care services are failing on safety, the care regulator has said. Analysis by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows that 23% of care homes, nursing homes
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Belong Morris Feinmann has opened its doors in Didsbury, South Manchester, welcoming residents and members of the Jewish community to the new £12m facility. The new village, which will provide
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