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Show apartment opens at Poppy Meadows Extra Care development

Housing 21’s Poppy Meadows Extra Care scheme in Didcot, Oxfordshire, has recently opened a show apartment.

Welsh nursing home purchasers are new in Tywyn

The Alexandra Nursing Home in the coastal town of Tywyn, Wales, has been sold to new entrants to the care sector.

Investigation after wheelchair-bound care home resident tasered by police dies

Two police officers are facing a manslaughter investigation after a 93-year-old care home resident died three weeks after being tasered.

Beaucare celebrates turning 30 with care home giveaway

Leading hygiene, nursing, and janitorial consumables supplier Beaucare Medical is celebrating its 30th anniversary this summer.

'Ravaged' social care needs immediate funding says Levelling Up Committee

The government urgently needs to inject additional funding into the ‘ravaged’ social care sector, according to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.

NHS leaders warn that social care recruitment crisis risks patient safety

The social care staffing crisis is putting the safety of NHS patients at risk, according to new NHS Confederation survey.

Nourish Care expands offering with VCare eMAR integration

App-based care management platform Nourish Care is incorporating VCare Systems’ electronic medication administration record (eMAR).

Simply UK ramps up care home investment by launching Portland Care Group

Real estate developer and investment company Simply UK has launched its new Portland Care Group with a multi-million pound acquisition of six care homes.

Runwood celebrates new extension at Nuneaton home

Runwood Homes is celebrating a new 31-bed extension at Caldwell Grange care home in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, with an official open day.

Purchasing two Swansea care homes is My Choice

Care provider My Choice Health Care has acquired two Swansea care homes in a sale managed by Christie & Co.

Anchor weighs up golden future with Halcyon acquisition

Anchor Hanover Group, England’s largest not-for-profit care provider, has acquired Halcyon Care Homes Topco Limited.

Vida Healthcare defies national trend with recruitment success

Vida Healthcare has announced a successful year for the recruitment and retention of staff.

NCF welcomes report on human rights in care settings

The National Care Forum has welcomed a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on protecting human rights in care settings.

PainChek receives funding for Gwent care providers pilot

AI-powered pain assessment tool PainChek has received pilot funding from the Gwent Regional Partnership Board via its Technology Enabled Care Programme.

NCF responds to two new Health and Social Care Committee Reports

The National Care Forum’s Vic Rayner OBE has responded to two reports recently published by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee.

Lottie secures £6m investment in latest funding round

Residential care comparison website Lottie has been valued at £45m after US venture capital firm General Catalyst agreed to invest £6.125m.

Four Seasons’ Northern Ireland portfolio sold to Beaumont Care Homes

Christie & Co has completed on the sale of 29 Four Seasons care homes in Northern Ireland to Beaumont Care Homes.

Person Centred Software reaffirms focus on Connecting Care

Person Centred Software has launched an innovative integration with Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) local shared care record ‘Connecting Care’.

Person Centred Software named one of the UK’s fastest-growing private companies

Digital care planning software provider Person Centred Software has been listed in The Sunday Times’ top 100 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the UK.

WASHCO gives new Love Laundry awards category a spin

Commercial laundry specialist WASHCO has added a new category to its 2022 Love Laundry Awards – the Engineer’s Choice Award.

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16th April 2024

Care Show London

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