RECENT NEWS

South West provider adds third home to its growing portfolio in a deal brokered by Christie & Co for an undisclosed sum.

Alison McGovern has been appointed Minister of State for Social Care, taking responsibility for adult social care at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Senior care leaders have paid tribute to Paul Ridout, the influential healthcare solicitor and founder of specialist law firm Ridouts, following news of his unexpected death, describing him as a pioneer, mentor and one of the sector's most trusted advisers.

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes is introducing a new apprenticeship programme in England offering up to 32 paid places for college leavers as part of a bid to support the future social care workforce.

Concerns over pay, working conditions and career progression continue to weigh on workforce retention, according to research from qualifications organisation NCFE.

The Care Quality Commission has said providers, people using services and other stakeholders want a more consistent, respectful and expert-led approach to regulation, following a programme of regional roadshows held across England.

Kingsley Healthcare Group has expanded its South Coast presence with the acquisition of St George's Nursing Home and St George's Home Care in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire.

New luxury care home provider Dunham Care Homes has entered into a joint venture agreement with care home developer Aspire-LPP Limited to deliver two new purpose-built care homes in Coxheath and Canterbury, Kent.

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report finds recurring failures in care provider and council handling of deaths.

Providers and commissioners welcome Andy Burnham's early focus on adult social care reform but call for "sustainable funding"

The Prime Minister announces new measures to fix adult social care at event alongside Baroness Louise Casey and Health Secretary Yvette Cooper at Jewish Care 's Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Campus in north London.

Mr Burnham says he will "put everything I've got " behind fixing adult social care ahead of care home visit alongside Baroness Casey and Health and Social Care Secretary Yvette Cooper.

​Care England grades Labour's progress on adult social care manifesto commitments with a C minus in a new scorecard published as Prime Minister Andy Burnham prepares to set out his reform agenda.

Fairlie Healthcare has launched what it says is the UK’s first haemodialysis service delivered within a care home, in partnership with King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Lovett Care establishing south east footprint with two developments set to open in next few months

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has extended the deadline for its consideration of US real estate investment trust Welltower's proposals to head off anticompetitive concerns over its acquisition of hundreds of UK care homes.

The care home sector is awaiting further detail on adult social care policy after Andy Burnham entered Downing Street this week, but his first few days in office has already brought significant ministerial changes, signals on public service reform and a renewed focus on devolution, prevention and local government.

Adult social care to get additional £1.5m boost following concerns over a shortage of senior leaders

The Care Quality Commission has named Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) senior official Emily Miles as its new chief executive.

Adult social care workers in England will be represented in national negotiations on pay, terms and conditions through a new adult social care negotiating body, which the Government says will deliver the sector's first Fair Pay Agreement (FPA).