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Carer Burn Out

Social care teams have made a dent in waiting lists but more carer burnout and mental health needs means that fewer people are getting...

Abbeyfield Review

Abbeyfield Society is to begin a consultation on the future of 40 sheltered housing properties and three care homes that can no longer be...

Unpaid carers beg for help

Carers in Northern Ireland are having to "beg for help" from the health service, according to an umbrella group which represents carers....

Care Bed Supply Not Growing Fast Enough

Healthcare property specialist, Knight Frank has reported that the supply of beds in the UK care market fell for the first time by 177...

Local Authorities Pressure from NHS

Over half of local authority social services departments say they have seen an increase in the numbers of people needing social care due...

Care Waiting Lists Decline

A huge effort by social care teams to rebuild services after the challenges of Covid 19, has reduced care waiting lists from a high...

Self-Funding Care

In 2022, 34.9% of care home residents were funding their own care fees. Source: Office for National Statistics

Local Authority Inspections

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new system for assessing council adults’ services’ performance of their Care Act 2014 duties will be...

Methodist Homes Sales

Methodist Care Homes (MHA) plans to stop operating 10 of its care homes in England, with eight being put up for sale. Following a review,...

Social Care Reform

A blueprint for social care reform is calling for higher wages for care workers, including a new minimum wage for those who work in adult...

What are Almshouses?

Almshouses offer low-cost sheltered housing to people of retirement age who have limited financial resources and live in the local...

Free Care – How to Get It

Some people with long-term complex health needs qualify for free social care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. This is known as NHS...

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