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Property developer McGoff Group Projects to grow new care home group after the sale of previous group, New Care, to Lovett Care in 2024.

Highgate Care to add new build to its 25-home portfolio across north England.

Care show London: Chief Inspector explains why the regulator wants to streamline ‘complicated’ adult social care inspection and use AI to allow inspectors to focus on observation during visits

Lovett Care has appointed Anna Ramos to a newly created role of southern regional manager ahead of first care home opening in the area.

Kara Healthcare Group acquires 65-wet-room-bed facility from Target Healthcare REIT.

Former care home owner launches campaign to get ‘councils to pay the true cost of care’ and end ‘the hidden shifting of costs onto private households and care providers’.

Church Farm Care Group appoints former home managing director Anita Astle MBE to a newly created role of nursing and development head

The Care Quality Commission is seeking its next leader as it rolls out new regulatory frameworks.

State-funded care for older people should be paid for via a new social insurance scheme – dubbed the Later Life Care Fund – according to an independent think tank

A 1.2-acre Gloucestershire site has been acquired by developer Barwood Capital ahead of seeking planning permission to construct a 64-bed care home.

The proportion of adults receiving local authority-funded care in residential and nursing homes has continued to fall as the number supported to stay at home has risen, according to the latest official figures.

North East provider St Mary’s Care Homes Group has opened its tenth care home in the region.

Nationally recognised dementia specialist Mill House Care Home in Kington, Worcestershire, has opened eight garden rooms.

Social care leader calls for stand-alone strategy to tackle the "biggest cause of death".

Adult social care chief regulator Chris Badger gives TCHE editor Mary-Louise Clews an insight into thinking so far behind regulators dementia strategy, expected later this year.

US firm under competition microscope requests move to 'improve care for residents.'

Fisher Care group has opened its third Yorkshire luxury care home. The self-styled ‘tech-first’ provider worked with Spark Care to equip the Maltings Care home in Bridlington with AI powered remote monitoring across its 59 bedrooms, designed to detect falls and ‘early changes in risk.’

The CQC has signalled it intends to go ahead with reforms to the way it inspects care services and is seeking views on its new draft frameworks.

A plan co-developed with the sector including care providers to ‘respond to future threats’ will be created as part of the government’s new pandemic strategy.

Almost half of providers surveyed by Care England and Sona say they are short-staffed at least some of the time