RECENT NEWS

A report by Oxford Brookes University’s Institute of Public Care (IPC) and the NHS-backed Digital Social Care partnership has identified significant benefits for providers arising from the use of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dorset care home operator Bown Holdings has acquired The Shelley residential home in Worthing, West Sussex following a £2.1m funding package from Unity Trust Bank.

Care provider Vida Healthcare has hailed the positive outcomes from an innovative stretching class for residents living with dementia.

The organisers of the Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo and Home Care Expo have launched a series of webisodes aimed at providing support to care providers.

An East Sussex care provider and a former registered manager of one of its homes have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £47,000 following an incident that led to a 56 year-old woman’s death.

Ideal Carehomes has lost its battle to build a 66-bed development in Cuddington near Northwich in Cheshire.

The Health and Social Care select committee is to pilot an independent evaluation system to give ratings on the government’s progress against its policy pledges.

The August edition of The Care Home Environment Digital is now available to read online.

The organisers of the Care Show and Health+Care conferences and exhibitions are to hold a two-day free virtual event next week.

Nottingham charity Radford Care Group is set to open a revamped day centre following completion of construction after a year on site.

The UK care home sector is failing to keep up with demand with the number of beds per 100 people over the age of 85 falling by five per cent since 2010, according to property consultants Knight Frank.

The number of specialist seniors housing units across the UK is forecast to grow by ten per cent over the next five years due to increasing institutional investment in the sector, according to property consultants Knight Frank.

Care homes meals provider apetito has launched a new product range designed in conjunction with Michelin-star chefs.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has confirmed the NACC Training & Development Forum 2020, including the NACC Awards 2020, will return as a live event in October.

The social care sector should recruit UK-based workers to make up for any shortfall in recruitment instead of relying on immigration, the Home Office has told industry leaders.

Hallmark Care Homes has kicked off construction of the 80-bed Willingdon Park Manor development in Eastbourne in East Sussex.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is to roll out up to 450,000 rapid Covid tests across adult care settings from next week.

The Welsh government is providing £22.7m in extra funding to help meet the additional costs incurred by adult social care providers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Country Court Care has filed a planning application for a 70-bed care home in Raunds in Northamptonshire.

Care UK has started construction of a multi-million pound care home in Shrewsbury that will provide full-time residential, nursing and specialist dementia care for up to 80 older people.