RECENT NEWS

Sussex Housing & Care have a new all women senior management team headed up by Tracy Evans as chief executive.

Greenbanks Nursing Home located in Liphook, Hampshire has been sold for an undisclosed sum by specialist healthcare business agents DC Care.

A virtual reality device that will help architects and designers create dementia friendly buildings and spaces by understanding how dementia can affect a person’s vision has been launched.

A £200,000 investment will see a Berwickshire retirement housing development boost the independence of tenants and improve accessibility.

An innovative recruitment screening system, which has reached its 1000th user milestone, is helping to increase staff retention rates for health and social care organisations across the UK.

The construction of six pioneering homes set to transform the lives of those with disabilities is well underway in Dundee.

Kathleen Wood, who lives at Brook House Care Home in Wembley, has made her big-screen debut at the age of 96, featuring in a film about 10 different women living in London.

A Meridian Healthcare home in Garforth, Leeds, has been recognised as one of the very best developments in care-related property, being shortlisted in the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards 2017.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is honoured to announce that Chris and Jayne Roberts are its new ambassadors.

Leading infection control company and franchisor, Bio-Rite, has announced it will exhibit at Infection Prevention & Control 2017.

Care Roadshows are delighted to be back on Scottish soil at Hampden Park Stadium on Tuesday 28 March.

Care England has responded to CQC’s latest consultation on its next phase of regulation - Annexe B on LD services - warning that services should be registered on the prospective outcomes that they will achieve for people not simply on their size.

A major milestone was reached in the construction of a new Baycroft care home in Orpington on Friday 10 February.

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Thornhill House in Bakewell, Derbyshire, to be 'outstanding' overall following an inspection in December.

UK families say that care services for older people have got worse in the past five years, particularly home care services, according to reviews reported to the Good Care Guide.

Care UK’s Residential Care Service has been shortlisted for a prestigious award, acknowledging its position as one of the top care sector employers in the country for developing the skills of its teams.

A Dundee couple are perfectly placed to give lessons in love for Valentine’s Day – because this year will be the 71st time they will be celebrating 14 February together.

Springboig based Care Homes Scotland has agreed a £3.8 million loan with Barclays, which will enable the company to expand its portfolio with the addition of a new nursing home facility.

Birds and wildlife of all shapes and sizes were spotted at 39 Care UK homes across the UK as residents took part in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

NCF is pleased to announce a new annual partnership with Marr Procurement, which offers sourcing and procurement services split into two areas: supply and base optimisation and strategic sourcing.