RECENT NEWS

When care home manager Saad Baig decided to introduce a wishing tree into the reception of his home in Middlesex, no one imagined it would result in one resident travelling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope or another taking to the wheel of a car for the first time in her life.

Oakland Care – a care provider with more than 25 years’ experience – has announced the practical completion of its latest care home, Beechwood Grove, which is set to open the doors to residents and the Eastbourne community in May 2018.

The chief executive of a Hull-based care organisation has marked 25 years with the company by walking 25 miles in one day, calling at eight of the company’s homes.

Residents, team members and a range of VIP guests celebrated Sunrise of Winchester’s ‘outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at a party featuring delicious food and drink, and live entertainment.

Care Roadshows returns to Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool on 15 May. This year’s event promises an interactive and hands-on experience for visitors along with informative seminars brought to you by the experts in the field.

A care home in Hastings has been praised by residents for providing “first rate care” in a report by official inspectors.

Abbas Combe Nursing Home in the historic cathedral city of Chichester, West Sussex has been sold to Cinnamon Care Collection.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham on Friday 13 April 2018.

Residents and staff at Sunrise Senior Living UK are celebrating after the care home provider was nominated for the prestigious Employee Benefits Awards for the third year in a row.

Encore Care Homes has pledged to offer every resident the opportunity to spend one hour outdoors every week to boost their health and wellbeing.

Staff and residents at Red Oaks Care Home in Henfield, West Sussex, are celebrating their recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection rating, where they scored an overall ‘outstanding’ after being reviewed for a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led service.

Sunrise of Cardiff is celebrating the outstanding achievement of its head chef in the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Chef of the Year competition.

Two Scottish care home chefs have found the recipe for success, landing places as finalists in a prestigious culinary competition.

A Northampton man who feels passionately about improving dementia care in the town has entered his home into a ‘Win a House’ competition to raise funds for a new support centre.

Gainsborough Baths, a specialist UK manufacturer celebrating 30 years of success in assisted bathing, has strengthened its trusted brands by launching the Gainsborough Healthcare Group under the leadership of new CEO Peter Eckhardt.

The Laurels & Pine Lodge Care Home in Oakdale, Poole celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday 4 April 2018.

Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch has received the Carehome.co.uk award for the 'Top 20 Recommended Care Home (South West England) 2018'.

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Ford Place Nursing Home in Thetford to be 'outstanding', following an inspection in November.

Infection control specialist, Cairn Care, has launched a fact sheet on carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) to help care homes to control its transmission.

If you work in the care sector and are looking to maintain your knowledge of the industry then Care Roadshow Glasgow, which will be held at Hampden Park Stadium on Tuesday 17 April, is the place to be.