RECENT NEWS

Annual adult social care spending in England is £600m lower than a decade ago, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Avery Healthcare has won the right to develop a 63-bed care home on the outskirts of Derby following approval from Derbyshire City Council.

MPs will question Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock on the government’s plans for a long-term solution on social care reform on Tuesday.

More than 400 UK care home residents were dying with Covid-19 every day during the peak of the pandemic, according to analysis by the PA news agency.

NHS Highland has acquired a care home on Skye where ten residents died of Covid-19 from provider HC-One to secure resident safety.

The majority of adults in England overwhelmingly believe care workers are undervalued (81 per cent) and should be paid better (80 per cent), according to new research.

Care home meals provider apetito is to host a free dining experience webinar next week on understanding the importance of dining experience on resident wellbeing.

A report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has recommended a three-point plan for the reform of post-pandemic adult social care.

A pension-style funding model would be the most cost-effective solution for reforming adult social care, according to a report by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

The Scottish government has unveiled a roadmap towards the creation of a National Care Service in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Roar B2B, the organisers of Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo have postponed the event until early next year.

Dementia care specialist Vida Healthcare has launched a new app that aims to keep its residents connected with loved ones amid Covid-19 and beyond.

Care England has told Parliament that health and social care need to be integrated as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

Sanders Senior Living’s Graysford Hall residential and dementia care home in Stoneygate, Leicester, has been shortlisted for the Knight Frank 2021 Luxury Care Home of the Year award.

Lancashire County Councillors will be asked on 3 September to give the go-ahead for new care home and extra care scheme in Garstang.

Midlands developer JT Leavesley has lodged plans to build a mixed-use retirement village in the outskirts of Lichfield in Staffordshire.

London live-in care outfit Elder is creating 1,500 new jobs for home carers to help deal with surging demand.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has called on the government to reverse plans to allow Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors into care homes without testing for Covid-19.

Hallmark Care Homes has acquired the site of the former Methodist Homes (MHA) St Raphael’s site in Bromley with a view to redevelopment.

Law firm Royds Withy King is highlighting the importance of employers having a robust Covid-19 whistleblowing policy following a reported rise in complaints made to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).