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Every year CQC invoices registered providers for the fees they are required to pay. The invoice is for the total amount of fees due in

Paying care workers beneath living wage ‘sends entirely the wrong message’, says former care minister Demos Commission on Residential Care, chaired by Paul Burstow MP,

· Almost half of over 55s have never even thought about their care options for later life · 62% have not discussed their options with the person

Home Instead Senior Care has, once again, been named as England’s top homecare provider in LaingBuisson’s Care Compliance Monitor. The most recently revealed league table

· Average care home cost now exceeds £28,600 – leaving pensioners short by £282 per week · Income gains of £785 in the last two years are

New research with local authorities by advice charity Independent Age has found uncertainty and concern among councils about their responsibilities to monitor care home top-up

A review of choice in end of life care has been launched to make sure adults at the end of life, their carers and family

Scientists at University College London (UCL) and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, in Cologne, have discovered how a specific genetic mutation may

Akari Care has reinforced its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on abuse or malpractice with the launch of an independent and confidential helpline for

Nine out of ten councils are warning that a lack of adequate government funding could jeopardise vital reforms of the adult social care system due

NCF workforce survey highlights significant challenges to ensure successful implementation of the new Care Act The care sector is an ageing workforce: 47.9% of staff in

With two-thirds saying they find the Government’s Announcement on Care Funding Confusing Partnership’s Third Care Index reveals that with less than a year to go

Two online films have been released featuring residents, relatives and team members talking about their personal experiences of care homes. Commissioned by Hampshire-based Colten Care

New research with local authorities by advice charity Independent Age has found uncertainty and concern among councils about their responsibilities to monitor care home top-up