RECENT NEWS
HMT Littlehampton celebrates topping out
A ceremony has been held to mark the topping out of HMT Littlehampton, a new dementia care home being completed in West Sussex.
NCF responds to government plan to recruit foreign social care workers
The National Care Forum has responded to the government’s latest social care recruitment plans.
Hampshire care home gets the VPP treatment
Purbeck House care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, has been purchased by newly established care group VPP Estates.
Prime Minister launches Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission
Boris Johnson has launched a new national mission to tackle dementia, pledging to double research funding to £160 million a year by 2024.
Person Centred Software and Autumna aim for ratings hit
Digital care planning software provider Person Centred Software and social care register Autumna have partnered to create a new live rating service for care homes.
Brendoncare residents to transfer to Greensleeves Care home in Tooting
Residents and staff at Brendoncare’s Ronald Gibson House in Tooting, South West London, will be transferring to a brand-new home next door.
Charity sells Grade II listed Exeter care home to Stonehaven Care
Woodhayes nursing home in Exeter has been sold to family-run Stonehaven Care Group, one of the largest care home operators in Devon.
Chartwell House in Broadstairs launches marketing suite
Luxury Broadstairs care home Chartwell House has celebrated the launch of its marketing suite with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.
ACI Care Group refinanced by Cynergy Bank
Family-run ACI Care Group, which owns and operates four care homes across East Sussex, Kent, and Northamptonshire, has received £7.35m of funding from Cynergy Bank.
Fern House care home hosts West Yorkshire dementia task force
A meeting of the West Yorkshire Dementia Ready Housing Task Force is to be held at Fern House, Bingley, on 23 August.
Show apartment opens at Poppy Meadows Extra Care development
Housing 21’s Poppy Meadows Extra Care scheme in Didcot, Oxfordshire, has recently opened a show apartment.
Welsh nursing home purchasers are new in Tywyn
The Alexandra Nursing Home in the coastal town of Tywyn, Wales, has been sold to new entrants to the care sector.
Investigation after wheelchair-bound care home resident tasered by police dies
Two police officers are facing a manslaughter investigation after a 93-year-old care home resident died three weeks after being tasered.
Beaucare celebrates turning 30 with care home giveaway
Leading hygiene, nursing, and janitorial consumables supplier Beaucare Medical is celebrating its 30th anniversary this summer.
'Ravaged' social care needs immediate funding says Levelling Up Committee
The government urgently needs to inject additional funding into the ‘ravaged’ social care sector, according to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.
NHS leaders warn that social care recruitment crisis risks patient safety
The social care staffing crisis is putting the safety of NHS patients at risk, according to new NHS Confederation survey.
Nourish Care expands offering with VCare eMAR integration
App-based care management platform Nourish Care is incorporating VCare Systems’ electronic medication administration record (eMAR).
Simply UK ramps up care home investment by launching Portland Care Group
Real estate developer and investment company Simply UK has launched its new Portland Care Group with a multi-million pound acquisition of six care homes.
Runwood celebrates new extension at Nuneaton home
Runwood Homes is celebrating a new 31-bed extension at Caldwell Grange care home in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, with an official open day.
Purchasing two Swansea care homes is My Choice
Care provider My Choice Health Care has acquired two Swansea care homes in a sale managed by Christie & Co.
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