RECENT NEWS
Wales extends £500 extra payment to all care workers
The Welsh government has extended its £500 one-off payment to all care workers, including kitchen and domestic staff.- News
Global Care sees bright prospects for Barnsley home
Birmingham provider Global Care has acquired the Prospect House care home in Barnsley following the retirement of the directors.- News
Webinars to share care home interior design insight
Assistive care equipment manufacturer Accora will this month host free webinars on care home interior design led by HomeSmiths managing director Jacqui Smith.- News
Hancock threatened with legal action over “protective ring” claim
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has been threatened with legal action over his claim the government threw a “protective ring” around care homes by the daughter of a man who died from Covid-19, according to media reports.- News
National Care Force hits target with £50k grant
National Care Force, a volunteering platform for social care set up during the Covid-19 pandemic, has received a £50,000 grant from the UK government’s Innovate UK fund.- News
McCarthy & Stone stepping forward with Harrogate scheme
Retirement living developer McCarthy & Stone has won consent to build a 52-apartment extra care facility at an existing care home site in Harrogate in North Yorkshire.- News
Housing 21 unwraps Fry Court extra care scheme in Yorkshire
Not for profit provider of retirement housing Housing 21 has completed construction of the Fry Court extra care developer in the North Yorkshire village of Great Ayton.- News
25,000 patients discharged into care homes at early stages of pandemic
More than 25,000 hospital patients were moved into care homes prior to guidance requiring patients to have a Covid-19 test before discharge.- News
Crown Care plans for Chesterfield home granted seal of approval
Crown Care has won the right to develop a 64-bed care home on the site of a former public house in the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield.- News
Audley Group appoints topchef for Danish joint venture
Retirement village developer Audley Group has appointed Mikala Kreiser as chief executive of its new Danish joint venture with pension company PFA.- News
England & Wales care home Covid deaths down by a third
The number of deaths involving Covid-19 in care homes in England and Wales has risen to 12,733, according to the latest weekly data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).- News
Home Instead Senior Care acquires SuperCarers
Home care outfit Home Instead Senior Care UK has acquired care introductory business SuperCarers for an undisclosed sum.- News
ADASS slams strings attached to £600m Infection Control Fund
The UK government’s £600m care home Infection Control Fund is unnecessarily bureaucratic and places an intolerable burden on providers and local authorities, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).- News
Care groups issue good practice guidance for Covid communications
The Relatives & Residents Association (RRA) and the National Care Forum (NCF) have issued a joint statement setting out good practice relating to communication between care providers and the families of their residents during the Covid-19 pandemic.- News
Derbyshire Council reverses plan to close seven care homes
Derbyshire County Council (DCC) has reversed the planned closure of seven care homes after it pledged no facility run by the local authority will close by 2022.- News
Hand sanitiser outfit cleans up with Four Seasons deal
CleanedUp is to supply permanent hand sanitiser stations to all Four Seasons Health Care homes across the UK.- News
Hancock ‘off target’ on care home Covid test pledge
More than three-quarters of care home residents have yet to receive a Covid-19 test despite a government target to test all by early June, according to The Data Analysis Bureau (T-DAB) and Person Centred Software.- News
Coate Water Care circles for Avebury home
Wiltshire provider Coate Water Care has acquired a new property in Devizes named Avebury House.- News
Oakland Care to install summer houses for lockdown visits
South-east England provider Oakland Care is introducing summer houses to facilitate visits during lockdown.- News
Financial aid for care homes ‘still not reaching front line’
Campaigners are calling for financial aid earmarked by central government for social care to be given directly to providers to prevent insolvency as they battle Covid-19.- News
