Care Home News
Financial health of care homes improving slowly, but credit crunch still being felt
10 Jun 2014
Statistics on care home insolvency, released by accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy, show that the number of homes going bust fell in 2013 to 51, having peaked at 67 in 2012. Although an improvement on 2011.....
Orchid View care home review makes 30 recommendations to prevent future abuse
09 Jun 2014
The Serious Case Review into the abuse and neglect that contributed to the deaths of five elderly people at the Sussex care home, has made 30 recommendations to prevent a repeat of what the Department of Health called ‘truly appalling’.....
Lawyers and families of Orchid View care home residents call for 'overhaul of the care industry'
09 Jun 2014
Lawyers and families of the residents who suffered ‘institutionalised abuse’ at Orchid View care home in Sussex are calling for an ‘overhaul of the care industry’, in advance of the Serious Care Review due to be published this afternoon. Medical.....
Carers Week Quest reaches out to support the work of nation’s carers
09 Jun 2014
The real number of unpaid carers across the country is underestimated by the general public, and few think they will have to take on a caring role at all in the future. Only nine per cent of adults asked in a recent You GOV.....
Another Derbyshire care home proposed for closure
09 Jun 2014
Derbyshire County Council has begun a 12-week consultation on the future of Long Eaton’s Lacemaker Court Residential and Community Care Centre, which it proposes to close and relocate residents to a new extra care facility. The local authority has.....
CQC chief urges British public to take part in National Care Home Open Day
05 Jun 2014
The chief inspector of adult social care for the Care Quality Commission is urging the British public to gain a better understanding of care homes, by visiting their local care home on National Care Home Open Day. The.....
Anchor asks 'Are we ready for ageing' through new infographic
04 Jun 2014
The country’s largest not for profit residential care provider has published an infographic asking whether the UK is ready for the impact of aging on society. With the number of people aged over 85 set.....
Profile: 'Acquisition and development are essential' says Emma Charlton of Caring Homes Group
02 Jun 2014
With a portfolio that spans both the care home and home care sector the Caring Homes Group, which comprises the award-winning Caring Homes and Consensus Support, intends to continue to grow “through both acquisition and development,”.....
Looking to renewable energy to future proof care homes
02 Jun 2014
Earlier this year the Carbon Trust published a report warning businesses to prioritise their resource efficiency and embrace renewable energy or ‘risk being left behind’ in the future proofing of their company. Highlighting.....