Care firms have cancelled contracts with 95 UK councils, saying they cannot deliver services for the amount they are being paid, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Some firms said they could not recruit or retain the staff they needed. The Local Government Association said it was the result of “historic under-funding” and an ageing … Read more
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has attacked what he calls a “rigged system” where “power is in the wrong hands”. He hit out at the Government, saying: “The Prime Minister may say she wants a shared society but the Tories have spectacularly failed even to begin to share the wealth fairly across society or the nations … Read more
The introduction of the National Living Wage has increased the financial pressure for care homes, particularly for smaller homes, a report says. Accountancy firm Moore Stephens says 12% of care homes have at least a 30% chance of going insolvent within the next three years. It says care homes have been under extra financial strain … Read more