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Care bosses fear they'll go bust with six-year backdated wage bill for night sleepers

20 Jul 2017

The Government’s decision to make care bosses pay six years’ worth of backdated wages in line with minimum wage to night-time staff, is expected to cost care providers £400m - prompting fears of “Southern Cross type” care firm failures......

Size matters in care homes with small doing better than large, says CQC

06 Jul 2017

Just over three-quarters of adult social care services in England have been rated good and two per cent are outstanding, says the country's watchdog, but it warns not all care homes and domiciliary services offer ‘good enough’ care,.....