RECENT NEWS

A Care UK regional facilities manager, praised by colleagues for his determination in ensuring residents’ wellbeing, has presented money he raised – by racing in a 300 mile Arctic Ultra race in temperatures as low as minus 54 degrees - to a charity supporting young people.

Acorn House Care Home has always had an open door policy, but when a mother and son walked in one day, they could never have anticipated the positivity that would follow.

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Montana Residential Home in Great Barton, Bury-St-Edmunds to be 'outstanding' following an inspection in May.

A new initiative has launched that aims to partner nursery and primary school children with care home residents with the same name in what it is hoped will be the nation’s biggest pen pal scheme.

Portsmouth’s Hartford Court invites guests, friends and residents to come together for a monthly dementia support group, the Memory Café.

RMBI Care Co has signed a five year agreement with catering company White Oaks, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, to offer residents an enhanced dining experience in 12 of its care homes across the UK.

It has been announced that West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock is the new secretary of state for health and social care.

Frank Foster House care home in Theydon Bois, Essex, held celebrations on Thursday 28 June 2018 to mark its new ‘outstanding’ status, recently awarded by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

New Care, a development-led care home operator, has opened the doors to a new £12 million care facility on Ruddington Lane in Ruddington, its second care home in Nottingham.

Barchester Healthcare is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its contribution to occupational health and safety in the healthcare sector.

Overseas recruitment is vital to maintain appropriate staffing levels in Scotland’s care home sector, according to a leading Scottish care provider.

Active retirees wanting an urban lifestyle and great transport links can now view the newly launched show apartments at Castle View retirement village in Windsor, which come with the added bonus of a lifetime membership to Windsor Lawn Tennis club, right next door to the development.

Knight Frank has released its latest retirement housing report, revealing that the private retirement market is estimated to reach a value of £44 billion by 2022, reflecting a 50 per cent increase. The number of private retirement living units is also forecast to increase by almost 30 per cent in the same timeframe.

Gainsborough Specialist Bathing successfully showcased why its unique integrated BioCote antimicrobial technology delivers CQC compliant infection control at Health Plus Care.

An Aberdeenshire care home recently welcomed the local community for a fun-filled event and the opportunity to meet its care team.

Residents and staff at New Century Care have fully embraced World Cup fever this year by running their very own World Cup themed competition.

Paterson Health & Social Care and Paterson Training have added the Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo to a growing list of events it will be attending in 2019.

A group of year 10 students from Cavendish School visited residents in the Memory Care Neighbourhood at Sunrise of Eastbourne on 25 June to present them with beautiful works of textile art based on the lives of residents.

Borough Care has been raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society by participating in the charity’s Cupcake Day. Staff at the company’s head office, along with staff and residents at Shepley House in Hazel Grove, Silverdale in Bredbury and Lisburne Court in Offerton all enjoyed a selection of cakes during the fundraising day.

Larkfleet Homes has sold land to a specialist provider for the development of a care unit as part of the ‘continuing care retirement community’ (CCRC), which the company is creating in Oakham, Rutland. A 60-bed specialist care home will be developed over the next 12 months.