RECENT NEWS

Reward for service to specialist nursing care

Two Nurse Plus employees have been commended with a 10 Year Award for their exceptional service to the specialist nursing and domiciliary care agency.

Permission granted for Buntingford home

LNT Care Developments has received planning permission to build a 66 bed care home on the site of the former Sainsbury Depot in Buntingford.

Healthcare boss takes on charity chairman role

Dr Pete Calveley, chief executive of Barchester Healthcare has said he is 'honoured' to be the new chairman of Barchester's Charitable Foundation, a charity that gives support to older people and other adults living with a disability.

Door closers aid fire safety compliance

Agrippa fire door closers have played a key role in ensuring fire compliance at Ard Cuan Residential Home in Northern Ireland, eliminating the need to hard wire in a system to the building.

Two new homes in Dorset for Agincare

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has announced the successful sale of Tilford Park Nursing Home near Farnham, Surrey and Summerlea Nursing Home in Littlehampton, West Sussex on behalf of LRH Homes.

Sale of Scarborough home complete

DC Care has completed the sale of Queen Margaret’s Nursing Home on behalf of Hawkfish Limited for an undisclosed sum.

Registration for Care Roadshows now open

Registration for the established free event is now open for all locations across the UK in 2017. Care Roadshows are tailored to all decision makers within the care sector including care home owners, managers and healthcare professionals.

New entrant Baycroft tops out first scheme

New entrant to the care market, Baycroft, topped out its first scheme at Great Baddow near Chelmsford on Friday 13 January.

Specialist care group sold for undisclosed sum

24-7 Care Limited has been sold by healthcare business agents DC Care for an undisclosed sum.

Company expands with care home purchase

A North Yorkshire-based care company is defying the gloom surrounding the care home market and expanding with the purchase of a nursing home.

Essex homes receive prestigious accolades

The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court residential care homes, near Braintree, have started the New Year with a bang after being awarded two prestigious accolades at the Great British Care Awards’ East of England Region ceremony.

Novus takes care of home refurbishment

Novus Property Solutions has carried out a series of refurbishment works for two Nazareth House residential care homes, enabling Laundry Tec to install new state-of-the-art equipment in both.

Operator margins will continue to be squeezed

Average business property prices once again increased across all sectors, according to the latest report, Business Outlook 2017, by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.

Call to end heartbreak for pet owners entering care

Blue Cross is calling on all elderly care homes to have a clear pet policy, after the pet charity’s research found that 40 per cent of UK care homes claim to be ‘pet friendly', but there are often huge discrepancies in what this means in practice.

Bield Goes the Extra Mile for Service Users

A dedicated Linlithgow woman has raised a phenomenal £600 for the care services where she has worked for nearly two decades.

Shackletons expands its management team

New operations appointment sees leading furniture manufacturer Shackletons expand its team with Trevor Cartwright taking the role of operations director.

St Monica Trust is ‘best in healthcare sector’

Award-winning charity, the St Monica Trust has become the highest scorer in the UK’s healthcare sector in its annual Hospitality Assured assessment.

Raising the bar in five star home design

Care home design and development specialist NorthStar has delivered a stunning new care home in the heart of Norwich for regional operator Castlemeadow Care. This is the third collaboration for the two companies in as many years.

New owner sought for Staffordshire home

The former nursing home, Sister Dora, in Milford on the border of Cannock Chase, has come to the market with specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.

Operators face 'fight for survival'

Care homes are facing a 'fight for survival' following the introduction of the National Living Wage, according to care home specialist Caresolve.

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