RECENT NEWS
Health department launches ‘Make a Difference’ care recruitment campaign
The UK government has launched a recruitment campaign to boost the adult social care workforce in England as part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the sector.- News
Octopus Real Estate tentacles grab new director
Octopus Real Estate has strengthened its care home fund management team with the appointment of Chris Wishart as director of origination.- News
IPPR: Boost carer conditions to reward Covid efforts
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has urged the UK government to boost carer pay as one of five recommended ‘core guarantees’ for the workforce amid the Covid-19 pandemic.- News
UK ‘should remove barriers between health and social care’
The UK government should remove the funding barrier between the NHS and social care by introducing new tax measures to increase the provision of free care, according to a new report by the Policy Exchange thinktank.- News
Barwood Capital, Perseus snap up Surrey property
Barwood Capital and Perseus Land & Developments have acquired the Ashley House care home near Guildford in Surrey from private owners for £2.5m.- News
Montreux Healthcare Fund acquires Kent property pair
Montreux Healthcare Fund has acquired a pair of care homes in the Kent coastal village of Dymchurch.- News
Precious Homes promotes chief financial officer to top job
Social care provider Precious Homes has appointed Fergal Cawley to be its chief executive in a promotion from his former role as chief financial officer (CFO).- News
Care UK seeks approval for Wilmslow home
Care UK has filed an application with Cheshire East Council to build a 60-bed care home near the centre of Wilmslow in north-west England.- News
CQC pilots home testing kits for carers
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is piloting home testing for social care staff as it steps up efforts to relieve Covid-19 pressures on the sector.- News
Girbau takes control of Chinese venture
Spanish laundry equipment outfit Girbau has acquired the entire share capital of its Chinese joint venture Girbau Shenguang Laundry Technology (GSLT).- News
HomeServe offers free emergency home repairs for carers
Home repairs and improvements outfit HomeServe has launched a free emergency home repairs service for all social care workers.- News
Care homes ‘need ring of steel’ as death toll spikes
The National Care Forum (NCF) has called on the UK government to do more to protect care homes from Covid-19 after the former claimed more than 2500 deaths may have occurred in a single week.- News
Legal & General wins Inspired backing for £215m Surrey retirement village
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has approved plans for a £215m retirement village on the site of Legal & General’s former head office in Surrey.- News
Orchard Care Homes appoints dementia lead
Orchard Care Homes has appointed Hannah Miller to oversee the company’s strategy for delivering dementia care across the group’s portfolio.- News
Karantis360 offers non-profit assisted living solution to care providers
UK predictive care management start-up Karantis360 is offering its at-home monitoring solution at cost price to assist caregivers in keeping older adults and the vulnerable safe during the Covid-19 crisis.- News
Log My Care lauds uptake of Covid-19 monitoring tools
Technology outfit Log My Care has recorded a 60% uptake among its clients adopting new Covid-19 monitoring tools within 10 days.- News
UK launches NHS-style brand for care workers
The Department of Health and Social Care has unveiled a new brand for care workers with NHS-style identity as part of an action plan to support the sector in England throughout the coronavirus outbreak.- News
The Care Home Environment launches digital issue
Step Communications, publishers of The Care Home Environment, has this week launched a digital version of the magazine.- News
Music for Dementia 2020 tuned into Covid-19
Music for Dementia 2020 has launched a guide for making the most of music’s ability to connect people during the Covid-19 crisis.- News
Audley makes plans for new director
Retirement village developer Audley Group has appointed Emma Trinder as its new planning director.- News
