RECENT NEWS

Care Home Open Week 2022 takes place on 27 June to 3 July.

Eastleigh Care Group, a group of three care homes in Devon and Somerset, has been purchased by Welford Healthcare.

The Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK, and the Medical Research Council have joined forces to announce a new £4.1m Longitude Prize on Dementia.

A new care home for people with dementia has completed construction in Bracknell, Berkshire.

Contract caterer Elior UK is trialling an autonomous delivery robot, BellaBot, to serve meals at a retirement village in the Home Counties.

Person Centred Software, providers of the UK’s most widely used digital care and electronic medication systems, has announced the appointment of Andrew Coles as CEO.

Social care food supplier apetito has won three awards at the British Frozen Food Federation People Awards.

Places for People Living Plus is developing 50 extra care homes for people over 55 in New Milton, Hampshire.

Fulcrum Care and social care safeguarding specialists Say So have joined forces in a brand-new partnership.

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Fairleigh House care home in Swansea, South Wales.

GladtoCare Awareness Week is championing and celebrating the UK care sector for a third consecutive year.

Blythe Rose, a brand new dementia home in Blythe Valley Park, Solihull, has officially opened its doors to welcome its first resident.

Log my Care has revealed the promising results of its new research, which found that only four per cent of respondents want to leave the care sector.

Care UK Community Partnerships has been fined £1.5m at Crawley Magistrates’ Court after one of its residents choked to death at Mill View care home, East Grinstead.

Braywood Gardens care home in Nottingham, part of the Runwood Homes group, recently showcased the Alzheimer’s Society’s dementia support service.

LNT Care has purchased a site with the benefit of planning consent for a care home in the market town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Leading healthcare investor Downing LLP has agreed a £7.6m funding facility to support residential care operator Country Court.

Liberty Care Developments has contracted Triton Construction to build two new £8m care homes.

Avery Healthcare has partnered with Clegg Construction to build a high-quality care home in Peterborough, in a contract worth £10m.

Vic Rayner OBE of the National Care Forum has concluded that General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard’s new report contains ‘nothing of substance’ for social care leaders.