RECENT NEWS

Simple supports that are designed to ensure sure older people with complex health problems sleep in better positions can make a huge difference to their health and quality of life, researchers have found.

Borough Care marked the International Day of Older Persons - celebrated annually on 1 October - by celebrating the rich and diverse lives of residents in its 11 homes, along with the impact they have had on society.

Staff across Audley Group took part in the Blenheim Palace 10k run on Sunday 30 September and raised an exceptional £4,527 for the British Heart Foundation.

The ground breaking Channel 4 programme, Old People’s Home for Four Olds, where nursery children mix and share activities with care home residents, returns for a new series this month.

Bluebird Care is delighted to be working with the Care Workers Charity in a new partnership set to benefit hardworking teams of employees across the country.

The official opening of a new Middlesbrough care home was kicked off by actor and former Emmerdale star, John Middleton, who spent the day talking to staff, residents and guests.

Hallmark Care Homes in association with Care England raised a staggering £140,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity at a glittering fundraising event in Mayfair.

The team at The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court residential care homes in Braintree are celebrating after being shortlisted for 12 national and regional care awards.

Loros Hospice, in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, has announced an important new research study into how health professionals can improve care for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities at the end of life.

Margaret Allen House, a residential care home for older people in the town of Tiverton, Devon, has been sold on behalf of Guinness Care to Easy Living Limited, a local care provider.

Octopus Healthcare is delighted to announce the completion of a new deal to fund the construction of a 64 bedroom care home in Fulford, York.

The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ Raquel Pena Aristizabal has been announced as a finalist at The National Care Awards; the activities and volunteers manager at the charity’s Surbiton home has been shortlisted in the Care Activities Co-ordinator / Facilitator category.

The newly formed Cornerstone Healthcare Group Ltd has acquired family run Hampshire care homes, South Africa Lodge and Kitnocks House from Dr Oliver Sargent and his family who have run them since 1998.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced that Baroness Liz Barker is to become its patron.

National care provider, Barchester Healthcare, has marked the start of its newest care home builds at three new sites around the country.

Baycroft has been named a finalist in the Residential Care Provider of the Year category at this year’s LaingBuisson Awards.

Matt Hancock, the new secretary of state for health and social care, has praised St Monica Trust’s innovative approach to care during a visit to Westbury Fields retirement village.

Gary Edwards, presenter of US series Dancing with the Stars and the Arthur Murray Dance Troop, will support people living with Alzheimer’s in advance of World Alzheimer’s Day.

MHA Stratton House Care Home has been presented with a Police Crime Commissioner’s Award, with "outstanding achievement" and "an inspiration to the community" just some of the praise heaped on the staff.

Borough Care is supporting the Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 28 September.