RECENT NEWS

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission have awarded Monkscroft care home in Cheltenham the highest possible ranking of ‘outstanding’, following its latest surprise inspection.

Sister Dora, a closed care home in the Staffordshire village of Milford, bordering Cannock Chase and situated near Shugborough Hall, a National Trust site, has been sold.

Care home staff and guests were delighted when Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Mr Ian Dudson, and the Mayor of Lichfield, Councillor David Leytham, officially opened Lichfield care home The Spires by unveiling a plaque at a recent ceremony.

A topping out ceremony has taken place at a £10.8 million care home and extra care scheme in Bradford being built by Derbyshire based Wildgoose Construction on behalf of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

Philippa Shirtcliffe has been announced as the new head of care quality at QCS. She joined the business in October 2017 as clinical policy lead and has been instrumental in the successful review of more than 230 QCS policies on the compliance management system.

Laindon care home, Woodbury Court, has retained its ‘outstanding’ status following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT), a registered housing association and care provider in York and north east England, has completed the first phase of an upgrade of the fire alarm systems in one of its retirement communities using Aico’s range of advanced alarms and accessories.

The Care Quality Commission has published its findings following a review of health and social care services in Northamptonshire.

Maesteg House care home in Mountain Ash, South Wales, has been sold to Dr Neelanjan Bhaduri from Wickford in Essex.

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.