RECENT NEWS

A Northampton man who feels passionately about improving dementia care in the town has entered his home into a ‘Win a House’ competition to raise funds for a new support centre.

Gainsborough Baths, a specialist UK manufacturer celebrating 30 years of success in assisted bathing, has strengthened its trusted brands by launching the Gainsborough Healthcare Group under the leadership of new CEO Peter Eckhardt.

The Laurels & Pine Lodge Care Home in Oakdale, Poole celebrated its 10th anniversary on Wednesday 4 April 2018.

Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch has received the Carehome.co.uk award for the 'Top 20 Recommended Care Home (South West England) 2018'.

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Ford Place Nursing Home in Thetford to be 'outstanding', following an inspection in November.

Infection control specialist, Cairn Care, has launched a fact sheet on carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) to help care homes to control its transmission.

If you work in the care sector and are looking to maintain your knowledge of the industry then Care Roadshow Glasgow, which will be held at Hampden Park Stadium on Tuesday 17 April, is the place to be.

Altro is celebrating aspirational design and innovative use of its flooring and walling products with a unique photography competition.

Residents at more than 40 Care UK homes across the country celebrated World Poetry Day on Wednesday 21 March.

Havendene Care Home in Prudhoe in Northumberland has been sold to Dr and Mrs Khan, who plan to continue offering the high level of care that has been provided at Havendene for many years.

Mayfield Villages, the new retirement villages proposition from Audley Group, has secured planning permission to begin work on its first site in Watford.

Miele has appointed Sam Bailey as its new sales and marketing director for the professional division in the GB territory.

BB Training Academy has announced that it is expanding its health and social care apprenticeship programmes and learning and development courses, which are designed for those wishing to develop their skills and knowledge within the wider care sector.

The 12 finalists for the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2018 culinary competition have been confirmed.

Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has renewed its calls for structured plans to integrate health and social care.

Peter Rose, who previously set up Find Signage, has launched a new business to help care homes meet the wider range of challenges they face relating to the environment.

Winterbrook Nursing Home in the Oxfordshire market town of Wallingford has been sold to Wallingford Care Ltd.

The doors to Grosvenor Manor Care Centre on Heath Lane in Chester have been officially opened by one of the home’s first residents, Miss Margaret Laird.

Despite the cold weather, things are hotting up for the return of Care Roadshow Glasgow to Hampden Park Stadium on Tuesday 17 April.

Elderly residents in Lincolnshire are having a say in how their rooms are decorated thanks to a pioneering project being run by Tanglewood Care Homes.