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Caddick Construction completes work on £15m Vida Court
Caddick Construction has completed work for Vida Healthcare on the care provider’s £15m Vida Court, a specialist home in Harrogate, North Yorkshire that will welcome people living with dementia from across the UK.
Care homes ‘risk losing 60,000 employees’ as Covid jab rules loom
Care homes in England risk losing as many as 60,000 front-line workers after 11 November following the government’s mandatory vaccination policy, according to social care lawyers Royds Withy King.
Ideal Carehomes pops cork on Woodland View
Ideal Carehomes has officially opened its 27th development, the 66-bed Woodland View care home in Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire.
Select committee calls for greater focus on dementia support
The health and social care select committee has called on the government to increase funding and policy focus on supporting people with dementia.
Herefordshire Council gives green light to 80-bed care home
Herefordshire Council is to develop a new 80-bed care home in the county due to growing social care needs.
Oakland Care cuts ribbon on Enfield luxury development
Oakland Care has officially opened its Elsyng House 76-bed luxury care home in Enfield, North London.
Care home builder Castleoak Care Partnerships ceases trading
Cardiff-based care home construction outfit Castleoak Care Partnerships has ceased trading.
Renaissance Care takes enlightened approach to recruitment
Renaissance Care is tapping into its resident resources to recruit new staff at its 16 care homes across Scotland.
Care Inspectorate launches three-year strategy consultation
The Care Inspectorate has launched a consultation on a new Corporate Plan that will cover the three-year period from 2022–2025.
Aedifica acquires asset management outfit Layland Walker
Belgian listed REIT Aedifica has established a local team in the UK by acquiring its long-time British asset management partner Layland Walker.
Local councils to get extra £4.8 billion to help with social care cost
The government is to provide English councils with £1.6 billion of new annual grant funding over the next three years for social care and other services.
Fund social care now to clear NHS backlog - council and health leaders
The Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS Confederation are calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use the Spending Review to provide genuinely new money for social care to help tackle the NHS backlog.
Aedifica snaps up Shropshire care home for £11.5m
Belgian real estate investment trust outfit Aedifica has acquired the Uplands care home in Shropshire from Marches Care for £11.5m.
Handsale ready to worship Priesty Fields care home opening
Care provider Handsale is to cut the ribbon on its £15m Priesty Fields luxury care home in Cheshire on 15 November.
Keegan to give special address at ARCO conference next month
Care minister Gillian Keegan will next month make a speech on housing-with-care at the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) conference in London.
Cornerstone Healthcare launches ‘golden career’ bonus scheme
Cornerstone Healthcare has launched an uncapped, annual ‘golden career’ bonus scheme for nurses in a bid to tackle the effects of the sector wide problem of recruitment and retention.
Dorset delight for McCarthy Stone as £41m retirement village approved
McCarthy Stone has got the green light to build a £41m urban retirement village in Wimborne, Dorset.
CQC: acute social care staff pressure threatens tsunami of unmet need
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned an acute staff shortage in social care in England has pushed the sector to the brink of collapse.
Government launches £162.5m social care workforce fund
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a £162.5m workforce retention and recruitment fund to bolster the dedicated social care workforce.
Impact Healthcare REIT snaps up south-west care home for £5.75m
Impact Healthcare REIT has acquired a purpose-built, 83-bed care home in south-west England for £5.75m.
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