Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has upheld a complaint that a care provider inappropriately withheld Free Nursing Care (FNC) payments. A man complained to…
Read more...Social Care providers have thrown their weight behind council chiefs who are warning of a rationing of care due to rising costs. Today Melanie Williams,…
Read more...Care home provider Signature Living has been awarded Care Home Group of the Year at the prestigious LaingBuisson Awards 2024. Signature Senior Lifestyle operates 10…
Read more...The Freedom Centre in Hull was the venue for a spectacular talent show recently organised by social care provider HICA Group, bringing together residents and…
Read more...Housing 21’s Extra Care scheme Handyside Court in Derby, has been recognised by Derby City Council with the prestigious Community Respect Award. The accolade celebrates…
Read more...The Government’s Budget decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will have “catastrophic consequences for millions of people drawing on care and support” will…
Read more...A remarkable chain of events has led to a 105-year-old resident at an Otterbourne care home being reunited with a work of art she painted…
Read more...HC-One Scotland’s The Orchard Care Home in Tullibody, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, was visited on Friday, November 22 by Member of Parliament (MP) for Alloa and Grangemouth,…
Read more...Carrstone House Care Home, a newly built, state-of-the-art care home in Downham Market, officially opened its doors last week, and yesterday it welcomed its first…
Read more...Campaigners are calling on the Government to wake up to dire warnings over the imminent collapse of care for older, vulnerable and disabled adults. The…
Read more...New data has revealed the scale of uncertainty around elderly care funding, as costs continue to rise. The findings, released by reviews website carehome.co.uk, show…
Read more...The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) today are sharing devastating findings from a comprehensive survey of over 1,180 care and support providers, revealing the social care…
Read more...Changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions announced last month look set to cost the adult social care sector over £900m next year, more than wiping…
Read more...The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the End of Life is urging radical changes in care for older people nearing the end of…
Read more...Rynagh Cornish, Tunbridge Wells Care Centre’s administration assistant, has won a prestigious award at the Great British Care Awards, while her colleague, nurse Alex Flori,…
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