RECENT NEWS
Residents not ‘protected from avoidable harm’ at Liverpool home
Kingswood Manor care home in Liverpool has been deemed inadequate by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection in February.
Fears of ‘done deal’ over Gloucestershire care home closures
Opposition councillors are unconvinced by Gloucestershire County Council’s promise to consult on the imminent closure of four council-owned care homes.
Runwood Homes go green with month of environmental activities
Runwood Homes, which provides residential, dementia, and nursing care across over sixty homes and centres, has spent the past month encouraging residents to take part in activities that help to protect and cherish the world around them.
Dementia-friendly shopping boosts Wellbeing at Suffolk care home
A care home in Beccles, Suffolk has installed a dementia-friendly shopping lane to boost the physical and mental wellbeing of its residents.
New Care home build underway in Cheshire town
Construction has begun on a new £11m care home in Warrington, Cheshire, operator New Care has announced.
Controversial Health and Social Care Levy comes into effect
The government’s much-heralded Health and Social Care Levy took effect in April – with an immediate impact on pay packets.
Two Oxfordshire homes to provide Premium Care
New operator Premium Care Group has purchased two Oxfordshire care homes.
Lords committee investigates social care ‘invisibility’
The House of Lords adult social care committee has announced plans to investigate ‘the invisibility of adult social care’.
Residents Fern home after Gloucester facility placed in special measures
Fern Court in Gloucester has been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ and placed in special measures by the CQC following an inspection.
Opportunity to Mold new care provision in North Wales
The long-established Cottage Nursing Home in Mold, North Wales, has come to the market courtesy of Christie & Co with an asking price of £1,250,000.
Yorkshire care provider rebuked by ombudsman after failing to provide financial records
North Yorkshire care provider Hamilton Care has been criticised after failing to respond to a local government and social care ombudsman’s investigation into its failure to properly record how it spent funds belonging to one of its residents.
Dementia faces the music with new study
Dementia research charity Alzheimer’s Research UK has partnered with national campaign Music for Dementia to raise awareness of the positive role music can play in supporting people living with dementia.
Back to the 1920s for luxury care home in Worcester
Sanders Senior Living’s luxury Worcester care home The Belmont celebrated its opening on 26 March with a 1920s-themed bash.
Future of Care – “No road map” for government social care reform
Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan MP, left delegates unconvinced by government plans at the King’s Fund’s Future of Care conference on 29 March.
School kids becoming Care Home Friends under new scheme
Schools across England are being encouraged to become Care Home Friends in a new scheme to bring together children and older people living in care homes.
Dementia-friendly ‘sensory zone’ installed in Chislehurst home
Prince George Duke of Kent Court in Chislehurst, Kent, has undergone a substantial refurbishment to better support its residents living with dementia.
Rotherwood up for nine Care Home Awards
Rotherwood Healthcare has been nominated in nine categories at the Care Home Awards.
Orchard Care pictures new menu concept
Leading care provider in the North of England and Midlands, Orchard Care Homes, is introducing pictorial menus in its care homes.
NCF responds to Sunak’s Spring Statement
The National Care Forum (NCF), the leading association for not-for-profit care and support providers, has responded to the chancellor’s Spring Statement.
Sector leaders demand action on social care workforce
Several leading national adult social care organisations have jointly called on the government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy to tackle the issue of care worker pay.
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