As well as the funding reforms, the Government promised a white paper later this year which it said would “commence a once in a...

Independent sector care homes have been losing staff since the spring according to provisional figures released by Skills for Care. In...

According to its recent survey, the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS) has said it sees a picture of growing...

For many years, Care Aware has prepared a summary of the key benefit rates and allowances which apply to those in care in the UK. Click...

Care home occupancy rates fell from 84% in March 2020 to 75% in May 2021 and from 87% to 81% in nursing homes as a result of the Covid...

Care Minister Helen Whately has admitted that putting into effect the cap on social care costs is "a little way off" but said it is a...

A breakdown of the numbers of people who died with Covid-19 for each care home in England has been published for the first time. Overall,...

The Institute for Government’s recent report about the delivery of adult social care across the UK reveals some interesting findings…….....

According to a recent report by the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS), councils are facing an ‘avalanche of...

Average care fees paid by local authorities are £700 a week or £36,400 a year and the original Dilnot Report, on which the new proposals...

The adult social care workforce is a vital asset. More people work in social care than the NHS - 1.65 million compared to 1.5 million in...

The Alzheimer's Society has confirmed it will work with The Football Association (FA) over the next two seasons, using the power of...