Welltower takeover could be anti-competitive, CMA rules

US older care property investment firm’s proposed takeover of hundreds of homes run by operators, including HC-One and Barchester, could reduce competition in some areas, watchdog rules

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Other News

Extra care homes development set for former hat factory site
Extra care homes development set for former hat factory site

Midlands-based Deeley Construction and not-for-profit extra care and retirement living provider Housing 21 are working together on a new 70-apartment development.

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Better Care Fund: Focus cash on neighbourhood care reforms, councils told
Better Care Fund: Focus cash on neighbourhood care reforms, councils told

Allocations frozen at 25-26 levels but local authorities and ICBs expected to use to lay foundations for 'Neighbourhood' health and care reforms.

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Doctor-founded Macc Care opens 18th midlands home
Doctor-founded Macc Care opens 18th midlands home

Group set to unveil a further home in Codsall later this year as part of "sustainable growth"

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Care providers call for funding clarity and workforce reform
Care providers call for funding clarity and workforce reform

Adult social care needs a multi-year funding plan and a stabilised adult social care workforce to support providers struggling to meet rising demand, ministers told.

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Danico Care acquires 39 bed Cardiff home
Danico Care acquires 39 bed Cardiff home

Welsh firm adds second Cardiff home to portfolio

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Care Innovation Summit to focus on growth and adapting to change
Care Innovation Summit to focus on growth and adapting to change

Over 500 care provider leaders to gather in central London next month to hear examples of new approaches to improving efficiency, strengthening services and delivering better outcomes in a challenging environment.

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Features

A new garden – what happens after the novelty period?
A new garden – what happens after the novelty period?

Understanding care culture is crucial to successful outside space design that creates enduring and meaningful engagement with this important part of a care home’s environment, writes Debbie Carroll and Mark Rendell.

What care campaigners can learn from the frontline
What care campaigners can learn from the frontline

Policy campaigners striving for greater engagement in care can learn how to win over hearts from those delivering services on the frontline, writes Jayne Connery.

When crisis strikes: how care home leaders can respond to CQC scrutiny
When crisis strikes: how care home leaders can respond to CQC scrutiny

When serious incidents occur in a care home, regulatory scrutiny can intensify rapidly. Jenny Wilde outlines the practical steps care home leaders can take to stabilise services, engage effectively with regulators and rebuild confidence.

COVER STORY: A hygiene-first dishwashing approach to infection prevention
COVER STORY: A hygiene-first dishwashing approach to infection prevention

Hygiene protocols must be higher for people in care settings who can be more vulnerable to infection.

Products

Lakeland Dairies launches new report, The Care Kitchen Reset, revealing concerning data on the delivery of nutrition in care homes
Lakeland Dairies launches new report, The Care Kitchen Reset, revealing concerning data on the delivery of nutrition in care homes

SPONSORED STORY: A new report from leading dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies, supported by Consultant Dietitian Rachael Masters (MSc, BSc), reveals the care sector at a tipping point, with nearly three quarters (74%) of operators concerned about...

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Take part in a quick survey about care home furniture
Take part in a quick survey about care home furniture

SPONSORED CONTENT: One of The Care Home Environment Magazine's partners would like to invite you to participate in a quick survey about care home furniture.

To complete this survey, you must have been involved in considering the purchase of...

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White Oaks launches specialist procurement service
White Oaks launches specialist procurement service

White Oaks, the senior living division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has launched its specialist procurement service, Catering Procurement Plus.

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apetito launches free catering costs tool
apetito launches free catering costs tool

To bring much-needed clarity to the real costs of care home catering in today’s challenging climate, defined by ongoing staffing pressures, unstable energy prices, and increasing waste regulations, apetito has launched a new tool that brings all...

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Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham
14th May 2025

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