Assisted Dying: Kim Leadbeater Confirms Support For Marie Curie Amendment
Kim Leadbeater MP has confirmed she will support an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would require an assessment of…
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Homecare
Sector Leaders Pen Open Letter To Chancellor Outlining Concerns About ENICS Increases And Extensions
The National Care Forum (NCF) and Methodist Homes (MHA) have released an open letter expressing deep concerns about the impact the increases in and extensions…
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Housing Provider Warns Of Severe Impact Of £300,000 Care Cut
A LEADING housing provider is urgently calling on South Lanarkshire Council to rethink its proposed £300,000 cut to housing support services, ahead of its decision…
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New Report Series to Identify “Critical Warning Signs” in Care Homes
As financial pressures mount and regulatory demands grow, care providers face an increasingly fragile operating environment. Workforce shortages, rising costs, including changes to Employers’ National…
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NHS is Putting Homecare Providers at Risk of Failure Through “Unethical” Commissioning
The Homecare Association have accused some NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) of “unethical commissioning practices”. Grossly inadequate fee rates and late payments risk quality, safety…
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Homecare Association Report Reveals Critically Low Fee Rates For State-Funded Homecare
New research from the Homecare Association shows that fee rates for state-funded homecare across the UK remain dangerously low, failing to keep pace with rising…
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UK Homecare Leaders Demand Urgent Social Care Reform Amidst Growing Crisis
Recent developments highlighted by The Guardian, including systemic failures and the resignation of the UK government’s dementia adviser over the prosecution of carers, have brought…
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Dovehaven Care Homes Acquires Avonleigh Gardens Care Home
Dovehaven Care Home Group has announced the successful acquisition of Avonleigh Gardens care home from Methodist Housing Association (MHA). This move marks a significant expansion…
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Minimum Price For Homecare 24/25
The Homecare Association has published its Minimum Price for Homecare for April 2024 to March 2025. We have calculated this minimum fee rate for purchase…
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Homecare Provider Viability Threatened by Late Payments
New research by the Homecare Association, based on responses from 225 providers representing just over 23,280 careworkers supporting nearly 42,995 older and disabled people, indicates…
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Lords Committee Launches New Inquiry Into Homecare Medicines Services
On Wednesday 14 June, the House of Lords Public Services Committee will hold the first evidence session of its new inquiry examining the standards of…
Read more...Homecare CEO Spells Out the Scale of Crisis in the Sector
Increased demand, a recruitment crisis, poor pay and repeated failures to meet the needs of the most vulnerable members of society are some of the…
Read more...Homecare Association Announces the New Minimum Price for Homecare 2023-2024
The Homecare Association has published its Minimum Price for Homecare for April 2023 to March 2024. This minimum fee rate for purchase of homecare by…
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Open Letter To The Prime Minister From The Homecare Sector
The recent election campaign showed the importance of social care to the electorate. However, with the risk of a long-term solution to social care funding…
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