RECENT NEWS

Commercial laundry specialist WASHCO will once again be championing the care sector’s laundry stars with its Love Laundry Awards 2022.

Grove Court in Suffolk has been awarded a national Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award for its delivery of end-of-life care during the pandemic.

Housing charity and care home operator Abbeyfield was invited to a session of the government’s task force on housing for older people on 25 April.

Contract caterer Elior UK’s head of nutrition Mandy Davies has won a health & nutrition award for the development of grazing boxes for care home residents.

Ivy Court, a residential and dementia care home in Balby, Doncaster, has been opened by Runwood Homes.

The High Court has ruled that the government’s policy of not isolating patients discharged from hospitals into care homes during the early stages of the COVID pandemic was unlawful.

The Care & Occupational Therapy Show is taking place at Westpoint Arena in Exeter on 21 June.

Residents and staff at Broomhills care home in Rochford are asking their community to join them in their ‘Knit my community’ initiative.

The National Advisory Panel on Care Home Guidance (NAPCHD)) has launched its first set of care home guidelines for residents living with diabetes.

Independent care home directory Autumna has unveiled a new food accreditation designed to help people choose the right care home.

Hallmark Care Homes Foundation and charity London Play have announced that their first ‘Play Garden’ will be installed at the provider’s Midford Manor home.

Plans for an ambitious retirement complex at Grade II-listed Caversham Park, Reading, Berkshire, which was used by the BBC during World War II, have been submitted by Beechcroft Developments.

Mid Suffolk District Council has approved plans for the development of a 54-home ‘care village’ near the existing village of Thurston.

Nonsuch Abbeyfield, a new independent living with extra care scheme located in Ewell, Surrey, has been officially opened by Abbeyfield Southern Oaks Society (ASOS).

Parklands Care Homes has announced plans to build affordable housing to be made available for rent by its staff.

Retirement housing provider Audley Group has announced its first international venture – an integrated housing community project in Denmark.

In a deal worth more than £100m, care home operator Hamberley Group has sold five of its care homes to real estate investment firm Rynda Healthcare.

Renowned artist and Big Draw ambassador Liz Atkins recently led an exclusive live online art class for residents in four of Care UK’s homes.

A new 50-apartment development has been opened in South Gloucestershire by not-for-profit provider Housing 21 as part of its Extra Care initiative.

The Belmont, a care home in Worcester operated by Sanders Senior Living, the luxury brand of Runwood Homes, has, in partnership with the Warriors Community Foundation, become the second location to host the foundation’s dementia café.