• ‘I had to sack my carers’: agonising choice between food and home support

    Elderly and disabled left rationing their care as local authorities hike chargesDisabled people are having to choose between eating and paying for carers because of “catastrophic” social care charges, charities have warned.The MS Society, Parkinson’s UK, Age UK and Mencap are urging the government to take action amid growing evidence that disabled and elderly people are rationing their social care because they cannot afford it, or taking the care and accruing thousands of pound
  • RD Capital Partners acquires Birmingham based elderly care group

    RDCP Care has acquired the entire elderly care business of Birmingham-based elderly care operator Dignus Healthcare Group in a deal supported by an eight figure funding package structured by Allied Irish Bank (AIB)*. Dignus Healthcare was formed in 2006, and since then has been providing award-winning support and care services for individuals with mental health […]

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