RECENT NEWS

The chancellor’s Spring Budget, announced on 15 March, is yet another ‘missed opportunity’ for social care according to Care England.

Broadlands Lodge, a luxury 66 bed care home in Norwich, has officially opened its doors to offer residential, dementia, and respite care.

Care management platform Log my Care and pain assessment device PainChek have announced their integration.

Erwhir Care Home in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has been sold for an undisclosed price to local operator Scott Morris in a sale handled by Christie & Co.

Provider Hartford Care has partnered with US-based tech company MyndVR to deliver VR therapies in its care homes across the South of England – the first launch of its kind in Europe.

Person Centred Software has been shortlisted for ‘Technology Provider of the Year - Social Care’ at this year’s Health Investor Awards.

Not-for-profit provider Belong Limited has launched dementia cafés across its eight care villages, offering a warm and welcoming space for those living with dementia.

Care charity Vegetarian for Life is marking Nutrition and Hydration Week by encouraging care providers to consider offering vegan options to residents requiring texture-modified meals.

Leading not-for-profit care provider The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) will continue to pay the current real Living Wage from 1 April 2023.

Person Centred Software is piloting a scheme whereby London care homes can access a ‘joined-up’ record of people’s health and care information.

Care group Nellsar has officially sponsored Tennis-Talents – a charity committed to helping young tennis players from low-income families to break into the professional game.

The Care Innovation Challenge, a hackathon-style creative weekend of idea generation and prototype trialling, returns in July.

Bymead House Nursing Home in Dorset has been sold to BN Care Group, which owns two care homes in Exeter, Devon.

The Abbeyfield Society has made a commitment to supporting its employees during the cost of living crisis by increasing pay for frontline staff by 15 per cent.

Athena Care Homes is celebrating after a recruitment open day saw its Avocet Court Care Home in Ipswich make 15 job offers in a single day.

An innovative project run by leisure centres in Barnet, London, is reaching out to care home residents who might be reluctant to participate in physical activity.

Premium Care Group is transforming Weald Hall Care Home in Epping, Essex, having taken over the home last year.

A framework commissioned and funded by Skills for Care has been published to support social care workers in providing care to older LGBTQ+ people.

Construction has begun on a brand new Care UK care home in the town of Yate in South Gloucestershire.

Parkside House Care Home in Penarth, Wales, has been sold following a confidential process managed by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.