RECENT NEWS

Four in five social care workers are expected to leave their jobs due to low pay amid the increased risks posed by Covid-19, according to the GMB trade union.

The UK government has launched a recruitment campaign to boost the adult social care workforce in England as part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the sector.

Octopus Real Estate has strengthened its care home fund management team with the appointment of Chris Wishart as director of origination.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has urged the UK government to boost carer pay as one of five recommended ‘core guarantees’ for the workforce amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The UK government should remove the funding barrier between the NHS and social care by introducing new tax measures to increase the provision of free care, according to a new report by the Policy Exchange thinktank.

Barwood Capital and Perseus Land & Developments have acquired the Ashley House care home near Guildford in Surrey from private owners for £2.5m.

Montreux Healthcare Fund has acquired a pair of care homes in the Kent coastal village of Dymchurch.

Social care provider Precious Homes has appointed Fergal Cawley to be its chief executive in a promotion from his former role as chief financial officer (CFO).

Care UK has filed an application with Cheshire East Council to build a 60-bed care home near the centre of Wilmslow in north-west England.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is piloting home testing for social care staff as it steps up efforts to relieve Covid-19 pressures on the sector.

Spanish laundry equipment outfit Girbau has acquired the entire share capital of its Chinese joint venture Girbau Shenguang Laundry Technology (GSLT).

Home repairs and improvements outfit HomeServe has launched a free emergency home repairs service for all social care workers.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has called on the UK government to do more to protect care homes from Covid-19 after the former claimed more than 2500 deaths may have occurred in a single week.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has approved plans for a £215m retirement village on the site of Legal & General’s former head office in Surrey.

Orchard Care Homes has appointed Hannah Miller to oversee the company’s strategy for delivering dementia care across the group’s portfolio.

UK predictive care management start-up Karantis360 is offering its at-home monitoring solution at cost price to assist caregivers in keeping older adults and the vulnerable safe during the Covid-19 crisis.

Technology outfit Log My Care has recorded a 60% uptake among its clients adopting new Covid-19 monitoring tools within 10 days.

The Department of Health and Social Care has unveiled a new brand for care workers with NHS-style identity as part of an action plan to support the sector in England throughout the coronavirus outbreak.

Step Communications, publishers of The Care Home Environment, has this week launched a digital version of the magazine.

Music for Dementia 2020 has launched a guide for making the most of music’s ability to connect people during the Covid-19 crisis.