RECENT NEWS

Retirement village developer Audley Group has appointed Emma Trinder as its new planning director.

Representative body Care England has backed plans by the UK government to roll out testing for all care home residents and staff and their family members with Covid-19 symptoms.

New Care has opened a new care home in Cheshire to help ease the burden on the NHS amid the coronavirus crisis.

Representative body Independent Care Group (ICG) has urged the UK government to scrap VAT on care providers paying for goods and services to ease the sector’s financial burden amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The UK government has launched a three-point plan to boost deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) is to those on the front line responding to coronavirus.

A Scottish council has granted planning permission for a new 80-bed care home as part of a retirement residential community.

Leading charities have called on the UK government to adopt a publish a comprehensive plan to support social care through the coronavirus pandemic.

Care England has called a proposed 10% funding increase for adult social care by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) “derisory”.

Runwood Homes has completed an eight-bedroom extension as part of an £800,000 refurb of its Leawood Manor facility in Nottingham.

The GMB trade union has condemned a “chronic lack” of personal protective equipment (PPE) and “ineffective” social distancing methods for workers at the Riverview care home near Reading in Berkshire.

A new report calls for measures to protect elderly people in long-term care facilities and their caregivers who are particularly vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic.

North Yorkshire provider Saint Cecilia’s Care Group is rewarding staff who are on the front-line in the fight against coronavirus with a Covid-19 pay bonus.

Nursing home provider Exemplar Health Care is offering employees access to free meals and food deliveries during the Covid-19 crisis.

Retirement village developer Audley has completed the £125m Nightingale Place in London following a two-year development.

New guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) issued by the UK government can provide a possible lifeline to care providers struggling to recruit staff, according to specialist employment law firm Royds Withy King.

Online professional development outfit My Learning Cloud has launched a Skills for Care-backed Covid-19 training initiative.

IT software outfit Log My Care has created a downloadable return-to-work form for care professionals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Brunelcare has opened the Little Heath care home and reablement centre in Cadbury Heath in South Gloucestershire after a two-year build.

Norwegian start-up Motitech has launched free three-month trials of its virtual cycling concept to enable UK care home residents to take part in physical activity while self-isolating.

Some 2000 staff at Country Court’s 32 care homes are to receive a package consisting of over 20 items including food, drink and basic provisions to help with day-to-day life during the Covid-19 pandemic.