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What Does KVC Stand For?

KVC

Building Expertise in Serving Children & Families While KVC started as a small group home for boys, we’ve since learned from research that residential group home care is not the ideal living situation for most children. Learn more about our leadership , direct services , consulting and training , and more!

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Law to bolster child protection announced in Labour’s first King’s Speech

Community Care

The Labour manifesto said this would set fair pay, terms and conditions, along with training standards, for care staff, and would be based on consultation with trade unions and providers.

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Extra £200m for social care in council settlement ‘wholly inadequate’, warn sector heads

Community Care

in 2025-26, significantly as a result of the rises in employer NICs and the NLW, though the association has also increased its minimum profit margin from 5% to 7%, based on evidence from care market analysts LaingBuisson around current profit levels. Employers cannot offer fair pay without a fair price for care. This will rise from 28.53

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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

Community Care

Lack of workforce strategies Against the backdrop of longstanding concerns about social care staffing shortages , the CQC found very few councils had published workforce strategies, with even fewer having plans that covered the entire health and social care system.

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Personal perspectives on the Care Workforce Pathway

Social Care

She feels fortunate to have a good home care provider and explains how identifying the right values and behaviours are crucial. This was why I was pleased to be involved in the development of the Care Workforce Pathway. I was invited to join the Department of Health and Social Care’s Expert Consultation Group for the Pathway.

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