RECENT NEWS

Care home meals provider apetito has partnered with wellbeing specialist Oomph to enable care home teams to access its dietary expertise.

Athena Care Homes has officially opened its new £1m Milton Lodge community at Ashlynn Grange Care Home.

New Care’s new state-of-the-art, £11m care facility in Grappenhall, Cheshire, is on track for completion this spring.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched this year’s Care Chef of the Year competition to find the best chef working in the care sector.

Northamptonshire care home Meadow View has appointed 11 new care workers from India in a bid to fill staff vacancies.

Midlands care group Macc Care is celebrating after scooping two accolades at this year’s Pinders Healthcare Design Awards.

New Care’s new £12m care home in Guiseley, Yorkshire is on track to open in May.

Championing Social Care has announced that Virgin Money, Civitas Investment Management, and Christie & Co will be backing this year’s Care Home Open Week.

Brownscombe Care Residences in Haslemere, Surrey, is celebrating after being featured in Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide 2023.

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.