RECENT NEWS

It is a year since Hartford Care acquired Burnham Lodge care home, so it was the perfect time to raise a glass and celebrate with a party; the theme was ‘fun at the fair’ with a traditional coconut shy, hook a duck and tin can alley!

A group of elderly ladies and gents have spent weeks knitting hats for the neonatal department at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton.

Borough Care recently held a Teddy Bears’ Picnic for residents. The Teddy Bears’ Picnic was part of a sensory walk, which Borough Care hosts each week over the summer.

A deal has been agreed which saw residents and staff at three Bield care homes transfer to a new provider earlier this month.

Scarborough’s Saint Cecilia’s Nursing Home and Wheatcroft Primary School have cemented a mutual friendship which is bringing benefits to both the home’s residents and the children.

The sale of Lilliput House, a well-established care home situated close to Sandbanks and Poole Harbour in Dorset has been completed.

Residents at RMBI home Devonshire Court in Leicester have been donated dementia-friendly table tennis equipment to help them keep active.

Growing social care provider membership organisation the Independent Care Group (ICG) has announced two key new appointments as it looks to expand further in the future: Lisa Pickard, the new chief executive, is joined by Beverley Proctor as operations director.

Anson Care Services, an elderly and specialist care operator in Cornwall, is adding nine beds and new ancillary facilities to its St Mary’s Haven home in Penzance, after receiving a funding package worth over £1 million from Santander Corporate & Commercial (SCC).

New findings from one of Scotland’s leading housing and care providers show that those over the age of 50 are more tech savvy than ever before.

They are a creative and competitive lot at Richmond Village Nantwich, and when tasked with entering an inter-village competition called ‘The English Countryside’, decided that if they couldn’t take the village to the country, the country would have to come to them!

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Hartsholme House in Lincoln, to be Outstanding following an inspection in May.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission have awarded Monkscroft care home in Cheltenham the highest possible ranking of ‘outstanding’, following its latest surprise inspection.

Sister Dora, a closed care home in the Staffordshire village of Milford, bordering Cannock Chase and situated near Shugborough Hall, a National Trust site, has been sold.

Care home staff and guests were delighted when Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Mr Ian Dudson, and the Mayor of Lichfield, Councillor David Leytham, officially opened Lichfield care home The Spires by unveiling a plaque at a recent ceremony.

A topping out ceremony has taken place at a £10.8 million care home and extra care scheme in Bradford being built by Derbyshire based Wildgoose Construction on behalf of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

Philippa Shirtcliffe has been announced as the new head of care quality at QCS. She joined the business in October 2017 as clinical policy lead and has been instrumental in the successful review of more than 230 QCS policies on the compliance management system.

Laindon care home, Woodbury Court, has retained its ‘outstanding’ status following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT), a registered housing association and care provider in York and north east England, has completed the first phase of an upgrade of the fire alarm systems in one of its retirement communities using Aico’s range of advanced alarms and accessories.

The Care Quality Commission has published its findings following a review of health and social care services in Northamptonshire.