RECENT NEWS

A care home in Purley, south London, has been rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission.

A new specialist dementia unit, Murray House, has officially opened in Kelso thanks to a £4 million fundraising campaign and a £2.1 million finance package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Bethel House Care Home in Barton on Sea has started a brand new ‘wish list’ for residents who live with dementia to enable them to explore new hobbies and interests.

Just completed, Castle View Windsor, had to be ‘good enough for mum’ – that was the vision Robin Hughes, founder and CEO, Castle Retirement Living, set out to achieve – and an urban retirement development with a difference.

A report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows significant improvement in the health social care system for older people living in Stoke-on-Trent.

Borough Care has signed up to the Educate Music and Laughter project; Educate is a Stockport based group of people living with dementia who raise awareness and help deliver training programmes.

Four care projects that York-based DWA Architects has worked on have been shortlisted for awards in this year’s Pinders Healthcare Design Awards.

Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the NHS Long Term Plan but voiced concerns about the lack of integration.

Banstead-based maritime charity the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society is celebrating a double win for its staff from the recent Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards.

A Portsmouth care home is hoping to get its residents ‘all aboard’ with a new project, creating a train carriage buffet car with the help of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants.

An Inverness care home has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new manager, who brings over 30 years of experience in nursing care.

A Wandsworth care home, which is now under new management, has been rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission.

Altro has been appointed as a recommended supplier of wall and door protection by the PSCPs on the Department of Health and Social Care’s ProCure22 Framework for NHS and social care construction schemes in England.

Carers from across the UK were invited to take part in a photo competition run by Person Centred Software and The Care Workers Charity.

The launch of Paterson Training follows an extremely positive year for The Paterson Group in 2018, having undergone a management buy out in July, followed by the successful relocation and expansion of the Milton Keynes branch in November.

A privately owned care home has been fined after an employee sustained severe injuries following a fall from height.

Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Girton, Cambridge has been shortlisted for an esteemed design award.

A great grandfather who began volunteering at The Royal Star & Garter Homes 25 years ago has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year’s Honours List in recognition of voluntary service to veterans.

Coventry-based Arden Windows has won a prestigious national award from the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) for its work designing and installing a bespoke 'mock' sash window solution for care apartments.

A Havering care home has been rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.