RECENT NEWS
Inspired Villages get Southern comfort from construction partnerships
Legal & General’s later living business Inspired Villages has finalised partnerships with nine construction firms to support the delivery of its retirement community development plans in southern England.- News
Marie Curie to support Care UK homes during Covid ‘second wave’
End of life charity Marie Curie is to provide support to Care UK's home teams during the Covid pandemic and help prepare for any future outbreaks.- News
MPs urge immediate £7bn investment in social care
The Health and Social Care Committee is calling for an immediate £7 billion investment in social care to resolve the crisis in funding exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.- News
Salvation Army goes digital to save carers’ time
The Salvation Army has teamed up with Person Centred Software to free up more time for staff to spend supporting residents across its care homes by using digital technology.- News
Care providers call for immediate lockdown 'to end home deaths’
England needs an urgent, short and total lockdown to halt a steady rise in the number of people dying from Covid-19 in care homes, according to North Yorkshire representative body Independent Care Group (ICG).- News
QCS, Autumna forge infection control standards partnership
Care home management service outfit Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) and Autumna, the largest directory of UK providers, have teamed up to help care services boost confidence in their infection control measures amid the Covid pandemic.- News
Sharp rise in demand for retirement communities
A survey has found a significant increase in the number of older people enquiring about and moving to retirement communities providing care and support such as retirement villages and extra care housing.- News
Runwood Homes to take part in weekly Wednesday Wave
Runwood Homes care homes up and down the UK are to take part in a new initiative to help residents stay in touch with their communities amid the Covid pandemic.- News
Charterpoint puts Notts development on the map
Care home developer Charterpoint Senior Living has marked completion of building the structure of a new 70-bed facility in Bingham, Nottinghamshire.- News
All-cause England care home deaths rise by 19 per cent
Deaths in care homes in England from all causes between March and September were almost 19 per cent higher than the five-year average, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).- News
Scots home breaks the ice to help fight dementia
A care home in south-west Scotland has adapted an ice breaker game to help residents with dementia.- News
New Care snaps up Leeds care home site
New Care has acquired a site to build a 70-bed care home in the northern suburbs of Leeds.- News
Care England: CQC state of care report lacks critical reflection
Care England has voiced disappointment with the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of health care and social care in England, saying it fails to fully address what needs to change post-Covid.- News
CQC: Covid risks turning care fault lines into chasms
Covid-19 is magnifying social care inequalities and risks turning fault lines into chasms unless the government shapes a new system, according to a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.- News
McCarthy & Stone notches century with Salisbury development
Retirement community developer McCarthy & Stone is celebrating the opening of its 100th extra care development at Monument Place located in Salisbury in Wiltshire.- News
Barchester breaks ground for Purley home
Care provider Barchester Healthcare has marked the start of construction of its latest residential home, a 72-bed facility in Purley near Croydon.- News
Pilot scheme to treat care home resident relatives as key workers
Relatives, friends or informal carers of care home residents will be treated as key workers to allow more frequent visits under a pilot scheme in England.- News
Ascom, Person Centred Software extend care home partnership
Healthcare technology providers Ascom and Person Centred Software have extended a joint contract to deliver mobile monitoring products to care homes until the end of 2022.- News
Final phase of ‘revolutionary’ dementia care home starts on site
Construction of the fifth and final stage of Church Farm Care’s “revolutionary” Rusticus dementia care home has kicked off in Cotgrave, Nottingham.- News
Scotland eases care home visiting restrictions
Scottish care home residents and loved ones will soon be able to enjoy longer visits with greater personal interaction after Holyrood announced restrictions will be relaxed.- News
