RECENT NEWS

Operator adds 49 places to existing south Yorkshire care capacity

Providers, families and others with experience of the condition have until the end of October to complete a survey

The number of care homes put on the market hit a six-year low in the first half of 2026 despite continuing strong appetite from existing and new operators and investors, according to Christie & Co's annual care review

Commission to set-up public panel aimed at boosting 'Big Conversation on Care' goal to gather representative views on future of adult social care

Oakland Care has opened its 12th home across London and the South East on former Catholic church site.

Frontier Estates identified site for care home development based on local demand and location within the town

Applications finally open for the national leadership role to oversee the new frailty and dementia national service framework, as social care minister says recognising workforce skills is key to reform.

Minister says disease has "been neglected for too long" as Alzheimers Society and King's Fund report calls for clearer national leadership amid six-month wait for promised Tsar.

Six neighbourhood health 'trailblazer' projects have secured backing through a new £1.5m government-funded partnership aimed at redesigning local health and care services, including targeting the frail elderly.

Care homes have been ordered to strengthen checks, maintenance and staff training for patient hoists and slings after the medicines’ regulator warned that preventable falls continue to cause deaths and serious injuries across health and social care settings.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepts Welltower and Apex Healthcare Properties sell-off proposals, ending its nine-month probe over acquisitions spanning more than 600 UK care homes.

Plans for a new 84-bedroom care home in Leominster have secured planning approval from Herefordshire Council.

Government launches third sector workforce survey to help shape reform

Plans for a 66-bed care home at the Shopwyke Lakes development in Chichester have been approved by the District Council.

Plans for an 81-bed care home at the former St Joseph's Convent site in Worsley have been approved by Salford City Council.

Adult social care leaders set to warn MPs that planned changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) risk repeating the mistakes that led to the Windrush scandal and further destabilise care workforce recruitment.

Gosport-based care group has added a sixth care home to its local portfolio following its acquisition of The Grange Nursing Home near Basingstoke, in a deal brokered by Christie & Co.

National Association of Care Catering (NACC) and the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) developed the qualification to be the 'only regulated award to support the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative framework and other specialist diets.'

Construction is advancing on Heathland Lodge, Barchester Healthcare's new 54-bed care home in Crowthorne, with major groundworks now completed as the scheme moves into its next phase of delivery.

Care home occupancy edged above the annual average and digital record adoption continued to increase, according to the latest quarterly adult social care statistics published by the Department of Health and Social Care.