The Care Quality Commission found care homes in England are consolidating while home care fragments, and Independent Care Group Honorary President Mike Padgham blames fees that do not cover the cost of care.
A record 523,081 people in England now have a formal dementia diagnosis, NHS England figures show, and Alzheimer's Society argues the next test should be how long people wait for one.
Commissioning and markets · Market shape
UK properties Welltower owns, by the operator that runs them, 30 June 2026 · 30 June 2026
Note: Welltower's own count at 30 June 2026: UK-wide and all property types, including leased homes, so not comparable with care home beds in England. Welltower owns the buildings; the operators run the homes. 54 of its 795 UK properties are run by other operators.
Source: Welltower, second-quarter 2026 supplement (PDF) (opens in a new tab) Published 23 October 2026
Education charity NCFE has formed a skills collective for health and social care, uniting employers, educators and unions, and its first paper urges long-term workforce planning over a focus on shortages.
Health Minister Baroness Merron told peers that Baroness Casey's commission will now report in summer, earlier than planned, as ministers shape a national care service including free personal care for older adults.
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