RECENT NEWS
Investors sought for care home development
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, is seeking investors for a care home development opportunity in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
Essex determines cost of care
Essex County Council’s proposed fee framework for people living in care homes is not adequate to keep homes open, according the sector.
Good design and market trends
The very first issue of Inside, Shackletons brand new fresh and exciting quarterly magazine created to deliver relevant content on good design and market trends within the care industry has launched.
Sale completed on home in Redruth
Specialist business agent, Christie & Co is delighted to confirm the successful completion of Garsewednack, a 19-bed residential care home in Redruth, Cornwall.
Volunteers Welcome in Perth
Bield, one of Scotland’s leading providers of housing and care, is highlighting the important role that volunteers can play in assisting older people to enjoy happy and fulfilled lives in Perth.
apetito shortlisted for innovation award
apetito has been shortlisted for The Innovation Award for the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards.
Bield Breaks New Ground in Edinburgh
One of Scotland’s largest housing and care providers for older people marked its continued commitment to invest in new affordable homes by celebrating the start of construction works on a new site in Edinburgh with a formal sod cutting ceremony.
JAMtastic Fundraiser for Edinburgh Home
A regional manager at a leading housing and care provider who is renowned for her fundraising efforts is using her skills to host social community activities for residents.
Talbot Court Nursing Home sold
Talbot Court Nursing Home, located near Port Talbot in South Wales, has been sold by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.
Contract awarded for assisted living scheme
Building Services contractor, LJJ, has been awarded the mechanical and electrical installation for a new assisted living scheme in Oswestry developed by Midlands-based housing association, Wrekin Housing Trust.
apetito appointed catering provider
apetito has been appointed catering provider for its care homes by the national care charity partnership Community Integrated Care.
New investor for Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults with acute physical, mental and learning disabilities, has announced that it has the backing of a new investor, Agilitas, to support the growth and development of Exemplar, especially with its new-build programme.
Promoting all-round fitness in residents
An Ayrshire care home is offering a unique new fitness activity for its residents, which aims to keep them active both physically and socially.
Increasing awareness of dysphagia
Dysphagia, the medical term for swallowing difficulties, affects 8% of the global population.
Care home staff support Age UK
Four daring staff members from an Uddingston care home have taken a huge leap to raise a whopping £810 for charity.
Fairer deal for care home residents
An interim increase, backdated to 1 April, for Funded Nursing Care (FNC) of 40 per cent has been announced by the Department of Health.
Cheshire care home for sale
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has been instructed to sell Bankfield House, a care home situated in the heart of Woodley in Stockport, Cheshire.
Shared ownership option
An innovative shared ownership housing development in the Home of Golf has thrown open its doors to prospective buyers showcasing the high quality homes on offer accompanied by a cup of tea.
Residents benefit thanks to team effort
A retirement housing development in North Lanarkshire has been lit up by an array of weekly and monthly events thanks to a dedicated group of tenants, including a husband and wife team and a hard working volunteer.
Residents benefit thanks to team effort
A retirement housing development in North Lanarkshire has been lit up by an array of weekly and monthly events thanks to a dedicated group of tenants, including a husband and wife team and a hard working volunteer.
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Our story began in a shed in Devon where Frequency Precision's founder, Doug Dwyer, was a busy inventor. His mother was living in a nursing home so he made a pager system so that she could use to call for assistance easily. This got him thinking: how could he make a better, more discreet way to monitor people at risk whilst still retaining their...