RECENT NEWS
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.
Shropshire care home in search of new owner
The Grange, a former care home in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire is on the market.
University students gain real life experience
The team at an Essex care home has been hosting speech and language therapy students from the University of Essex.
Charity gifts fond memories to residents
Members of Leng Community, a South London based group that reaches out to people in the community at risk of isolation, saw the power of music in action when they gifted residents at a care home in Sydenham with MP3 players.
Permission Granted For Nantwich Home
LNT Care Developments has received planning permission to build a 60 bed care home on the site of the former Red Lion Hotel in Nantwich.
Ingenious inventions shortlisted for design award
Glasses for computer users who don’t have the use of their arms and a wheelchair that goes up and down steps are just two of the shortlisted entries battling it out in a 'Dragons' Den' inspired event to find the next rising star of design.
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