News All Categories ActivitiesAwards and RecognitionsBlogsCare adviceCare of ConditionsCarersCase StudyCompanionshipCompany NewsComplex Care Case StudiesCustom Case StudiesDementiaDietElderly careEventsExerciseFinancesFranchiseFranchise territoriesHealthHealth & Physical FitnessHolidayHome careHome Care Case StudiesHome Care OptionsLegalMental HealthMobilityNewsNursing carePress ReleasesSafetySecurityTestimonials/ReviewsUncategorisedWellbeingWorking in Care Posted 25/10/2016 Homecare: do Councils pay enough? A report from UK Homecare Association (UKHCA) published today raises the issue of local councils paying homecare providers less and less, putting the whole sector under enormous financial strain and limiting its ability to deliver high quality care to vulnerable adults.Read More Read more Posted 05/09/2016 A new tax? Headlines were made last week by calls from Dr Dan Poulter – a former health minister – for an additional tax to fund health and social care in order to save it from collapse. Poulter’s experiences make him an astute judge ofRead More Read more Posted 10/05/2016 A sector under pressure In April, one of Britain’s biggest residential care providers, Four Seasons Care, reported an annual loss of £264 million – putting even more pressure on a company £500 million in the red. The collapse of Four Seasons would have severe fallout forRead More Read more Posted 26/02/2016 The unfair demonisation of agency staff Research from The King’s Fund revealed that one in five hospital finance chiefs believe the incoming cap on agency staff will damage the quality of care provision. According to the directors, the cap could directly affect their ability to keep enough nursesRead More Read more Posted 21/01/2016 Bed-blocking rears its head again Reports in the Daily Telegraph suggest NHS bosses believe elderly patients are refusing to give up their hospital beds, for fear of the financial repercussions of going into a care home. This paints a very disturbing picture of the state of theRead More Read more Posted 14/01/2016 NHS blunders and the provision of social care This week, the Times published a damning report highlighting the acute waste associated with this government’s ‘streamlining’ of the NHS, as more than £90m was spent on redundancy to staff who were then immediately rehired. This does not come at a goodRead More Read more Posted 07/01/2016 Social care’s winter crisis and Care City The Office for National Statistics recently reported that 43,900 excess winter deaths occurred among over 65s this winter – many of which were entirely preventable. This is double that of 2013/14, and throws into sharp relief the calamitous effects the winter monthsRead More Read more Posted 26/10/2015 Hospitals to face winter pressure: alternative solutions As winter approaches and the chance of falling ill runs higher, elderly people who are prone to infection will increasingly be admitted to hospitals for conditions that could either be prevented or treated effectively at home. A new report from AgeRead More Read more Posted 02/09/2015 Suitable for no one A recent letter from the County Council Network (CCN) – a constituent of the Local Government Association (LGA) – has revealed that those paying for care themselves (possessing assets below £23,500 is the current threshold for state assistance) pay a surplus ofRead More Read more ‹ 1 2 3 4
