RECENT NEWS
Autumn Statement lacks vision for adult social care says Lords committee
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee has written to chancellor Jeremy Hunt following his Autumn Statement.
Hallmark announces £1.3m cost-of-living support package
Hallmark Care Homes has invested £1.3m in a number of winter measures to help team members with the cost-of-living crisis.
Clinical trial a shot in the arm for low care staff flu vaccinations
Research teams at the University of East Anglia and University of Leicester are undertaking a trial to improve flu vaccination rates in care homes.
The Burlington triumphs at Surrey Care Awards
Boutique Care Homes’ The Burlington, Shepperton, has been awarded the prestigious Care Home of the Year Award at the 2022 Surrey Care Awards.
New luxury Cheshire care home to be completed by Christmas
New Care’s state-of-the-art new £15m care home in Lymm, Cheshire, is set to be completed before the festive season.
Abbeyfield attends social care All Party Parliamentary Group at House of Lords
Paul Tennant, CEO of The Abbeyfield Society, joined the All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People at the House of Lords in November.
Blakeshields sells Trewiston Lodge nursing home in Cornwall
Trewiston Lodge Nursing Home in Wadebridge, Cornwall, has been sold to a local, family-run care provider.
CareTech Foundation awards grant to The Together Project
The CareTech Foundation has awarded a community grant of £10,000 to The Together Project to support its Crafting Connections project.
NCF responds to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
The National Care Forum has reacted to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, in which he delayed the introduction of the social care cap until October 2025.
Askham Hall achieves Gold Standards Framework accreditation
Askham Hall, part of Askham Village Community, has received ‘Gold Standards Framework’ accreditation for its end-of-life care provision.
Charterpoint planning to build new Leicestershire care home
Charterpoint Senior Living has applied for planning permission to build a 66-bed care home and local centre in Blaby, Leicestershire.
Care England calls for ‘a 1948 moment’ in adult social care
Care England, as a member of the Care Provider Alliance, has collectively published a report on the current state of social care in England.
Excelcare opens care home ‘warm banks’ for over 65s
Family-run care provider Excelcare has opened ‘warm banks’ for people over the age of 65 in some of its Essex care homes.
Puma hunts care sector return with £33m investment
Puma Property Finance has announced over £33m of development funding to finance three care homes in Oxfordshire, West Sussex, and Cambridgeshire.
Abbeyfield South Downs looks to the future by burying the past
Abbeyfield South Downs has marked the opening of Holdenhurst, its care-enabled sheltered housing development in Heathfield, East Sussex, by burying two time capsules.
Anchor secures status as accredited real Living Wage employer
Not-for-profit provider Anchor has become an accredited real Living Wage employer courtesy of the Living Wage Foundation.
Hartford Care adds two new luxury care homes to portfolio
Hartford Care has added two newly built state-of-the-art residential care homes to its growing portfolio of homes across England.
Moorgate Care Home in Devon sold to new owner
A successful 37 bed care home located near Yelverton in Devon has been sold to Nilesh Patel, in his first West Country purchase.
Person Centred Software announces Care Workers’ Charity sponsorship
Digital care tech provider Person Centred Software has announced its sponsorship of The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC).
Anchor shows its pedigree with RSPCA gold pawprints award
Not-for-profit provider Anchor has received the RSPCA’s Gold PawPrints award in recognition of its ongoing support for pet-owning residents.
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