RECENT NEWS

The residents of Milliner House care home in Luton enjoyed soaking up the sea air recently as they spent an autumnal afternoon at Southend-on-Sea.

The head of one of Scotland’s leading housing and care providers has been named as one of the most influential people in the sector.

St Nicholas House, among the largest premier care business on the Welsh/Shropshire border, has recently been acquired by RD Capital Partners (RDCP Care) in a buyout deal leveraged by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.

National care home provider HC-One has been pulling out all the stops to make residents’ wishes come true at Oaktree Mews in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Staff at a Hastings care home have been praised by the town’s MP for their thoughtfulness and dedication to caring for residents.

UK cleaning and detergent manufacturer RP Adam Ltd (Arpal Group) has unveiled ambitious plans to increase annual production by 50 per cent.

Pedal power has helped raise vital funds for music therapy in MHA’s care homes after four colleagues from APS Group cycled from France to Cheadle and raised £20,000 for the service.

Fife-based care home operator Kingdom Homes is investing significantly in its care home portfolio with the development of a new nursing home in Leven and the acquisition of a new property in Anstruther, thanks to a £20m funding package from HSBC.

Construction work has begun on a 77-bed care home in Banstead, Surrey, which will be leased by award winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes.

The first customer has connected to the Health and Social Care Network, which is intended to help health and care organisations to work better together to provide improved care for patients.

The Care Quality Commission has published its findings following a review of health and social care in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire.

Castle Court Residential Home in Chepstow has been sold to a first time entrant to the care market; the sale was completed by way of a transfer of shares in the trading company, EVH Limited.

A popular North East farm attraction has proved that it really does offer fun for all ages by welcoming a very special group of visitors.

A care provider that failed in its duty to provide safe care and treatment has been ordered to pay £59,570.58 in fines and costs by Camberwell Magistrates’ Court.

Annual spending by local authorities on social care rose by £556 million in 2016/17 to £17.5 billion, new figures show. That constitutes a 3.3 per cent increase in cash terms and a one per cent increase in real terms. It is the first time social care expenditure has risen in real terms since 2009/10.

Over the next five years, demand for care home places is expected to far exceed the number of bed spaces available.

Specialist property adviser, Christie & Co, has sold Elmhurst Care Home in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

St Monica Trust’s care services have won five awards at this year’s Care and Support West Awards.

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has recently concluded the sale of Cavendish Care Home on Stroud Road in Gloucester, to a new entrant to the care sector.

In a circular from NHS England, the Department of Health and Public Health England, a new programme for vaccinating the at risk was unveiled, highlighting the virulent strain of flu in Australia and New Zealand and echoing messages of needing to prepare front line health and social care staff.