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Legal & General breaks ground on Hampshire retirement village
Legal & General has broken ground on a retirement village consisting of 151 new specialist age-appropriate homes in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.
Orkney council invites tenders for Kirkwall care home
Orkney Islands Council (OIC) is inviting tenders for the contract to build a new 40-bed care facility in Kirkwall to replace St Rognvald House.
Oakland Care launches Michelin-star inspired menus
Oakland Care has launched new menus in collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Tim Allen to be rolled out across each of its six care homes in southern England.
Alcove and partners win Suffolk council care tech contract
Tech outfit Alcove, management consultancy Rethink Partners and monitoring service Provide CIC have been awarded the contract to deliver Suffolk County Council’s innovative care technology service over the next three years.
Hallmark Care Homes promotes Aneurin Brown to group ops director
Hallmark Care Homes has promoted its regional director for England, Aneurin Brown, to group operations director.
Government cans plans for care staff movement legislation
The government has officially dropped plans to introduce legislation to restrict the movement of staff between care settings in England.
Third of UK jobseekers would consider working in social care - report
A third of UK jobseekers would consider working in social care after the Covid pandemic raised public perception of the sector, according to research by Totaljobs and the Work Foundation.
Scottish lawyers urge Covid care deaths compensation scheme
Law firms are urging Scottish ministers to set up a compensation scheme for bereaved families who lost loved ones in care homes due to Covid-19 after Holyrood admitted mistakes, according to newspaper reports.
Covid death rates seen worse in larger Scottish care homes
Covid-related resident deaths in Scottish care homes with more than 80 beds were more than six times higher than in properties with up to 20 beds, according to official figures.
CQC to move away from set schedule of care home inspections
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will move away from a set schedule of care home inspections to a more flexible, targeted approach as part of its new regulatory strategy.
Amicala, FORE JV secures site for Bristol net zero extra care scheme
A joint venture between later living developer Amicala and real estate investor FORE Partnership has acquired a five-acre development site in Bristol to build a net zero extra care scheme.
Cummings: Prime Minister ‘misled by Hancock' on patient Covid tests
Former chief advisor to the Prime Minister Dominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson was misled by Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Covid testing of discharged hospital patients to care homes.
Anavo scores hat-trick of care home planning consents
Anavo, in partnership with Liberty Care Developments, has secured planning permission to build three care homes in West Sussex, Cheshire and Staffordshire.
Cinnamon unveils Hampshire addition to care collection
Cinnamon Care Collection has celebrated the official opening of its luxury care home in New Milton in south-west Hampshire.
Covid-related care home deaths rise for first time since January
Care home resident deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales have risen for the first time since January, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
Development Bank of Wales provides £750,000 care home acquisition loan
The Welsh government-owned Development Bank of Wales has provided a £750,000 loan to enable the acquisition of a Valleys care home.
Closed Ipswich care home sold for redevelopment for £1.3m
A closed care home in Ipswich has been sold for redevelopment to South Coast Care Homes for £1.3m.
Barchester cuts ribbon at Hampshire home
Barchester Healthcare has cut the ribbon on the marketing suite at its Florence Court in Hampshire’s Titchfield Common ahead of the full opening of the care home later this summer.
Audley, BlackRock Real Assets forge £500m later living joint venture
Retirement village developer Audley and BlackRock Real Assets have joined together to form a multi-site joint venture with a £500m gross development value.
Celebrities join Alzheimer’s Society call for social care reform
A host of celebrities have backed the Alzheimer’s Society’s call to rebuild the social care system for everyone affected by dementia.
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