RECENT NEWS
Report captures ‘step change’ in tech usage during pandemic
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.- News
Family firm snaps up 'Outstanding' Worthing home via £2.1m loan
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.- News
Vida stretching class draws positive results for dementia residents
Care provider Vida Healthcare has hailed the positive outcomes from an innovative stretching class for residents living with dementia.- News
Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo launches industry webisodes
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.- News
East Sussex provider fined £40,000 following death
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.- News
Ideal Carehomes loses appeal for Cheshire site
Ideal Carehomes has lost its battle to build a 66-bed development in Cuddington near Northwich in Cheshire.- News
Select committee to trial CQC-style policy ratings
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.- News
August issue of The Care Home Environment Digital now online
The August edition of The Care Home Environment Digital is now available to read online.- News
Health+Care organisers launch virtual summer series
The organisers of the Care Show and Health+Care conferences and exhibitions are to hold a two-day free virtual event next week.- News
Revamped Nottingham day centre set to open doors
Nottingham charity Radford Care Group is set to open a revamped day centre following completion of construction after a year on site.- News
Ideal Carehomes primed for £10m Dudley opening
Ideal Carehomes is on course to open its 66-bed Sedgley Court care home in Dudley this autumn.- News
Barchester eyes Eastbourne supremacy
Barchester Healthcare has filed plans to build a 70-bed care home on the outskirts of Eastbourne in East Sussex.- News
Knight Frank: Care sector ‘short of beds’
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.- News
Senior living sector 'to grow ten per cent in five years'
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.- News
apetito puts inspiration on the menu
Care homes meals provider apetito has launched a new product range designed in conjunction with Michelin-star chefs.- News
National Association of Care Catering event goes ahead
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.- News
Home Office: Don’t rely on immigration for care staff
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.- News
Hallmark puts stamp on £20m Eastbourne construction
Hallmark Care Homes has kicked off construction of the 80-bed Willingdon Park Manor development in Eastbourne in East Sussex.- News
Care homes to get rapid Covid tests from next week
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.- News
Wales injects extra £22.7m funding for Covid care costs
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.- News
