RECENT NEWS

The new Longitude Prize on Dementia has announced a series of virtual hackathons open to innovators hoping to win its £1m first prize.

Three care homes in Kent operated by Rapport Housing and Care will be closing their doors by mid-January.

The Care Quality Commission has published its annual State of Care report, which concludes that the health and care system is in gridlock.

Television presenter Martin Roberts has officially opened Anchor’s Wharfeside care home in Otley, West Yorkshire.

WASHCO has announced the winners of its 2022 Love Laundry Awards.

The Lodge, part of the Elizabeth Finn portfolio, has received Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Reaccreditation Platinum status for outstanding palliative and end of life care.

Care England, The Outstanding Society (OS), and University College London (UCL) have joined forces for a new data sharing and infection-tackling initiative.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has sent an open letter to the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, calling on him to guarantee additional funding for adult social care.

College Fields Nursing Home in Barry, South Wales, has been sold to local operators Jacob and Beena George.

Global solutions provider Ascom has been contracted to supply healthcare communication tech for Majesticare’s latest home.

The Outstanding Society (OS) has launched a free app to share and celebrate best practice in the social care sector.

Luxury care home provider Oakland Care has been awarded a Gold accreditation from Investors in People.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has called for urgent government intervention to tackle the deepening workforce crisis in adult social care.

A new toolkit created by healthcare training specialist Connect2Care has revealed that less than 40 per cent of care operators offer apprenticeships at all career levels.

Carrington House care home in Nottingham has been acquired by family-owned operator Beau Sejour Care Services.

Vida Healthcare has launched its Aspiring Leaders Programme (ALP), a bespoke training course providing career development opportunities for staff.

Rotherwood Group has purchased a site in Battlefield, Shrewsbury with a view to constructing a purpose-built luxury care home.

Property website NewHomesForSale.co.uk has launched a new portal, Beautiful Care Homes.

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent to extend Bartlett’s Residential Home in Stone, Buckinghamshire.

Clann House care home in Lanivet, Cornwall, has been sold to local operators the Difford family.