RECENT NEWS

Athena Care Home Group has purchased two care homes – Langdon House and Alex Wood House – in Cambridge.

The fourth annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball raised a record-breaking £426,852 for its charity partners the Alzheimer’s Society and the Care Workers’ Charity.

A breaking ground ceremony has been held to mark the beginning of work on a new retirement development in Leatherhead.

Waterside House in Netley Abbey near Southampton, Hampshire, has been sold to an established care group.

Two staff members from The Old Rectory in Dymchurch, Kent, are celebrating after winning prestigious accolades at a local care awards.

Care UK has been shortlisted in eleven categories at the Caring UK Awards, including in categories for Care Home Group and Care Employer of the Year.

Enhancement works have recently been completed on three Derbyshire care homes for Derbyshire County Council.

Hartford Care’s new residential care home – Cotswolds Rise, in Swindon – is due to open its doors to new residents at the end of October.

Retirement home provider Birchgrove has acquired its ninth development – a 60 apartment community in Mill Hill, North London.

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place to celebrate the commencement of work at Housing 21’s sixth Extra Care development in Thurston, Suffolk.

Boutique Care Homes is set to expand its offering in Kent with the acquisition of Connors House in Canterbury.

Aria Care Group is celebrating after being shortlisted in six categories at the 25th National Care Awards.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published his review of 12 months’ Adult Social Care investigations.

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of a 2.8-acre Staffordshire development site with consent for a 76-bed care home.

As part of World Alzheimer’s Month, care home review site carehome.co.uk asked care homes what they do to help support people with dementia.

Care UK is marking World Alzheimer's Day – 21 September – by raising awareness of the differences between Alzheimer's and dementia.

Residents from The Old Rectory care home in Dymchurch, Kent have carried out a beach clean to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day.

East Anglian care home provider Athena Care Homes has purchased Alex Wood House and Langdon House care homes in Cambridge.

Leading retirement home provider Birchgrove has purchased a 78-apartment development in Hampton Court, London.

Annett House, a sheltered housing scheme in Hertfordshire, has commemorated its 40th anniversary with a party.