RECENT NEWS

Labour Parliamentary Candidate Mike Kane joined staff at Nurse Plus to officially open its latest branch in Sale, which will offer staffing services to healthcare organisations in the local area.

An inspirational new £7.5 million dementia specialist care home has been given the go-ahead in Warwick after being granted planning permission.

In a transaction brokered by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co, LNT Construction will deliver three new turnkey care homes in Pensby in Merseyside, Devizes in Wiltshire and Nantwich in Cheshire that include about 60 bedrooms each for Sanctuary Care.

A cycling group from Aberdeen is set to tackle a 220 mile cycle from Inverness to Campbelltown to raise money for charity.

A Melrose Retirement Housing Development has raised a total of £600 to make a donation to the local health service.

National property maintenance, refurbishment and new build contractor, Novus Property Solutions had just two weeks to redecorate an Independent Living Scheme in Dunstable prior to a visit from Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.

A care home resident had her dreams come true when Boyzlife stars stopped off to visit her while in Glasgow.

Specialist commercial finance broker, Christie Finance, has arranged funding for first-time buyers Dhananjay and Marie Nowbuth to purchase Hailey House Care Home in Maldon, Essex.

Care England has welcomed the launch of Teaching Care Home Impact Report; this suite of reports sums up the Teaching Care Home Programme - ground-breaking, nurse-led pilots to improve the learning environment for staff working in homes, undergraduate nurse apprenticeships and all learning placements in care homes.

Two kind-hearted care workers at Nurse Plus Folkestone have been providing comfort to dementia patients thanks to the creation of ‘Twiddle Muffs.’

This International Nurses’ Day, nurses in Barchester care homes and hospitals across the UK were thanked for their fantastic work and celebrated for the vital role they play in care settings.

The National Care Forum (NCF) and the Aged Care Channel (ACC) share a common vision, which is to change media headlines in relation to the adult social care sector workforce.

An Islington care home run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, has been rated 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission.

Speaker invitations have now been issued, and the programme is close to finalisation for the Care England 2017 conference and exhibition, Shaping Tomorrow, which will take place at Church House, Westminster, on Thursday 16 November.

Independent Age, the older people’s charity, is launching a brand new nationwide fundraising challenge – called 100 in10 - which invites participants to cover a total of 100km in 10 weeks in any way they choose.

On 8 May Bristol MP Chris Skidmore and Brunelcare’s CEO Kevin Fairman joined residents, staff and six hens at Deerhurst Care Home to launch the HenPower project.

To celebrate the national roll out of its new excursions service and launch its partnership with the National Care Forum (NCF) to promote innovation and excellence in activity provision, Oomph! will be offering £10,000 worth of resident trips to members at next week’s NCF Annual Conference as part of a very grand prize draw.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched a new guidance document to support its members and the care sector, 'How to provide good nutritional care and comply with CQC’s fundamental standards'.

For the 19th year running, Brunelcare has been awarded the Investors in People Standard, which recognises that the company is a great employer, offers an outstanding place to work and has a clear commitment to sustainability.

A Glasgow care home is hosting a Dementia Support Café for Dementia Awareness Week (15-21 May) and is inviting members of the local community to join residents and staff.