Vulnerable people lacking the mental capacity to make decisions about their care are expected to benefit from major changes to safeguarding and protections, following a…
Read more...Residents at HC-One’s Woodland View Care Home in Droitwich, have been embracing the colours of the season with a creative painting class that filled the…
Read more...Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in a bold move to counter Westminster’s…
Read more...Sector leaders have offered a cautiously optimistic response to today’s publication of Skills for Care’s annual workforce data report, with many welcoming signs of progress…
Read more...England’s adult social care sector has continued its growth trajectory in 2024/25, with the latest figures from Skills for Care released today (October 15) showing…
Read more...Splitting county councils into multiple small unitary councils could hit millions of vulnerable people with a triple whammy of worse services, higher costs for care,…
Read more...Guidance to support acute teams to deliver optimal care for older people living with frailty has been developed by Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)…
Read more...By Sunita Poddar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oakminster Healthcare New research revealing that 28% of the UK population will be pensioners by 2075…
Read more...The National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for not-for-profit social care, together with headline sponsors, Marr Procurement, are pleased to welcome senior leaders…
Read more...The Casey Commission, set up by the government to explore social care reform in England, should consider the benefits of moving to a national system…
Read more...The Chairman of Saint Cecilia’s Care Group has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) for the social care sector, unveiled at…
Read more...The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) gathered in Nottingham (1st – 2nd October 2025) to celebrate the great and the good of care catering…
Read more...Following the first meeting of Baroness Casey’s cross-party Social Care Commission last month and the International Day of Older Persons today, the Local Government Information…
Read more...Ilona Tomza of Porthaven Care Homes of has been crowned National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2025. Ilona was crowned…
Read more...The adult social care sector has responded with cautious optimism to the government’s announcement of a £500 million investment towards England’s first Fair Pay Agreement…
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