Homecare and supported living – a curate’s egg of a market – good in parts, not in others
The UK addressable market for homecare and supported living is worth £9.1 billion (2016/17 figures), according to market intelligence company LaingBuisson, which has today published the second edition of its Homecare and Supported Living market report. Almost all homecare and supported living is now provided…
Care home funding shortfall leaves self-funders filling £1 billion gap
Self-funding, or private-pay, residents are still keeping the care home sector afloat according to the latest figures from healthcare market intelligence provider LaingBuisson, as care homes continue to rely on premium private pay fees to make up for the shortfall in council paid fees. The…
Recognition of the importance of early years education drives growth in childcare market
LaingBuisson has launched the 14th edition of its Childcare UK Market Report which focuses on the nurseries market. There are 4.9 million children aged five or under in the UK today, 17% of whom are in formal nursery education, with demand growing year-on-year. This is…
CareHomeAdvisor, guiding consumers through one of life’s most stressful experiences
A report published on Tuesday 27 February by UK regulator, the Care Quality Commission, found that choosing an adult social care home for a loved one is ‘one of life’s most stressful experiences’. Having good sources of information to support decisions were also found to…
LaingBuisson quoted in ‘The Economist’
Our ‘Care of Older People’ Market Report, now in its 28th edition is widely considered to be the industry standard and our founder and author of this report, William Laing, one of the foremost health economists and thinkers in this field. This week ‘The Economist’…
Understanding health and care in a changing world
Many of us consider that we have a broad understanding of what the NHS and our care services provide. Throughout our lives, we will have had many touch points with the NHS and experience of social services, whether directly or through the experience of a…
Is Housing with Care the answer to our ‘broken housing market’?
The first edition of LaingBuisson’s Housing with Care report has been published. Authored in partnership with leading healthcare management consultants, Mansfield Advisors, the report looks at the opportunities and challenges facing this vital part of the older care market which serves people who are still…
The best in health and social care celebrate in style at 12th LaingBuisson Awards
The 12th LaingBuisson Awards took place yesterday evening (15 November). More than 850 people were present at the annual event which celebrates the best in health and social care. Held in the spectacular ballroom at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, the event was hosted by…
LaingBuisson work on care home fees in the news
Recent work by LaingBuisson is being reported in the national press. The Times reported on 16 October on the Personal Asset Protection Guarantee that has been proposed by William Laing as a fairer and simpler solution to sharing care costs for older people. William was…
William Laing proposes novel solution to long-term care cost sharing
William Laing has today published his ‘Personal Asset Protection Guarantee’ (PAPG) White Paper. Under this proposal individuals are guaranteed to keep about three-quarters of their personal assets in the event of their needing residential care in their old age. The White Paper deals with the…
