RECENT NEWS

The grand opening of Sid Bailey Care Home in Brampton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire has been celebrated with an official ribbon cutting ceremony.

Care provider HC-One has announced that it is to sell a further 19 care homes from its sizeable portfolio, leaving hundreds of staff members unsure about their roles.

Nearly half of UK care homes do not recycle their food waste, according to new research from Keenan Recycling.

A care home resident from Care UK’s Foxland Grange in the West Midlands has finally fulfilled her teenage dream to get her first tattoo.

Untold Living has submitted a planning application for a retirement village on the site of a former care home in West Sussex.

Loveday Abbey Road has collaborated with the American School in London to bring generations together and share their experiences.

Chapel House Care has won the Deafness Support Network’s incus Gold Award for its proactive approach to sensory loss.

To celebrate this year’s Care Home Open Week, taking place between 26 June and 2 July, the Great British Care Cycle Relay will visit care homes across the country.

Cambridgeshire care provider Askham Village Community has upped its sustainability efforts by installing electric charging points.

Residents of two specialist dementia care homes in Wales are being treated to a simulation of historic North West Wales railways.

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Braintree Nursing Home in Essex.

Family-owned provider Agincare has been appointed by Southwark Council to operate four care homes under a long-term partnership arrangement.

Oakland Care has celebrated the achievements of its team members at the provider’s inaugural Oakland Care Awards.

Care England chair and Hallmark Care Homes founder Avnish Goyal has received his CBE in a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.

The Care Friends app, which was launched in partnership with Skills for Care, has received a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise.

Over 40 MPs and Peers have signed an open letter urging the government to protect the production of medical device, equipment, and healthcare products in the UK.

Championing Social Care has announced that Lifeways Group is to join the initiative as a founding patron.

National planning consultancy Boyer has secured a resolution to grant planning permission on behalf of Mercian Developments for 68-bed care home in Taunton, Somerset.

North East engineering firm RWO has won a six-figure contract to support construction of a new care home and assisted living facility in North Yorkshire.

Heathfields Residential Home in Bridgend, Wales, has been sold to an independent investment group after 30 years of private ownership.