Workforce recruitment and rising costs are forcing social care providers to turn down admissions and in some cases, to shut services altogether.
Research commissioned by charity Hft, which is one of the largest and longest-established charities supporting people with learning disabilities, found three quarters of LD care providers turned down new admissions in 2021, while more than a third had to close services permanently.
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at ‘historically low levels’ in 2022/23. Using information from i
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent h
Some self-funders are going without some of the home care they needed because of the cost of living crisis and increased provider fees. Staffing shortages are resulting in providers deprioritising les