RECENT NEWS

Ahead of the 2020 Budget, Care England has called for social care to be at the heart of the new Government agenda.

Residents of Westacre Nursing Home in Winchester received a cheerful and therapeutic visit from a group of Alpacas on Wednesday 15 January.

The head chef at Gracewell of Bath, Nicholas (Nick) Sauter, has won the company wide MasterChef competition.

Residents from MHA Homewood care home in Leamington Spa recently stepped into the spotlight to perform Jack and the Beanstalk to two other care homes in the West Midlands and Warwickshire, MHA Cedar Lodge and MHA Cedar Lawn.

The Sandstone Care Group has acquired three homes from Orchard Care Homes: Sandstone completed on a deal to take over the three homes in the North West of England on Friday 17 January.

Passionate chef and culinary coach, Chris Williams, has joined Runwood Homes as the organisation’s first group hospitality manager.

The professional care team at Rowena House in Old Road, Conisbrough, are celebrating a new, improved rating from care industry regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

A popular knitting club at a Surrey care home, which regularly meets to create pieces for a number of charitable causes, is helping to restore a sense of pride and responsibility in older people – including one member who used to knit items for soldiers during the Second World War.

While the number may be unlucky for some, 13 January actually marks ‘Make Your Dreams Come True Day’ resulting in a very lucky experience for an RAF veteran as he relived his days of flying a Spitfire during the war.

Residents at Churchfields Care Home in Oxfordshire were delighted to receive a visit from some cheeky guests.

Plas Newydd, a well established care home in Criccieth in Gwynedd, Wales, has been sold; the home is registered for 18 service users within the category of elderly residential care.

The food and dining awards for 2019 have recently been presented to teams and individuals working in Care UK’s 120 homes.

Cornerstone Healthcare Group has announced the development of a 42-bed care centre in Surrey to add to its portfolio of specialist care homes.

RMBI Care Co home Connaught Court in Fulford, York, has received an overall rating of 'outstanding' following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

An award winning, family owned care group based in Surrey has been shortlisted in the prestigious Pinders Healthcare Design Awards 2020, which recognises the very best developments in all types of care related property.

Regency House Care Home, Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Ely, Cardiff, recently celebrated 20 years since it first opened its doors, with a party for residents, relatives and members of the local community.

Chelsea Court Place was delighted to host a free four course Christmas lunch party for over 100 elderly and less fortunate residents of Kensington and Chelsea on Saturday 14 December.

Over three quarters of care home professionals believe that enabling residents to do their own laundry improves their quality of life, despite many homes not yet being equipped to make this possible.

Care home provider Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare recently organised a very exciting competition for residents to enter.

Grove Hill, an attractive and highly regarded residential care home in the North Wiltshire market town of Highworth near Swindon has been sold to Mr Fezan Islam of Fidelity Healthcare Ltd.