RECENT NEWS

Boutique Care Homes has unveiled plans for its latest care home, in the Reading suburb of Woodley Green in Berkshire.

Octopus Real Estate recently provided a £1.7m loan for the purchase of a two-acre Hampshire site with planning permission for a 60-bed care home.

Danforth Care Group has reached a key milestone of creating over 250 new roles in the care sector.

A new, purpose-built, 66-bed residential care home in Royal Wootton Basset, Wiltshire, is due to open in October.

Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life, has been awarded Menopause Friendly Accreditation.

Barchester Healthcare has acquired a freehold site in Billericay, Essex, with full planning consent for a 76-bed care home.

Construction of Claremont Manor, a 71-bed luxury care home in Dawlish, Devon, is progressing well and is on course for a grand opening early next year.

Deborah Sturdy OBE, chief nurse for adult social care, was guest of honour at the opening of a brand-new nursing community at Hallmark’s Hutton View care home.

Care home operator New Care has officially opened Guiseley Manor, its second home in Yorkshire.

Not-for-profit provider Housing 21 has completed work in Doncaster on England’s largest net zero volumetric retirement living scheme.

Earsdon Grange care home in Wellfield, near Whitley Bay, has been awarded prestigious Diamond Status by North Tyneside Council.

Christie & Co has announced the sale of Hazeldene House, a residential and dementia care home in Chesterfield, East Midlands.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has responded to the government’s announcement of £600m ringfenced social care workforce funding.

Wood Care Group has bought Chapel View and Field View care homes in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Loveday Kensington has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission on its first inspection.

Park House Care Home in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, has launched a new dementia café to support those living with dementia and their caregivers.

A West Midlands site with full planning consent for a 72-bed care home has been sold to MACC Care Group.

Belong Crewe has won the Outstanding Dignity and Respect in Dementia Care Award at the National Dementia Care Awards 2023.

A care consortium led by care purchasing network Spectrum Care Ltd has hosted a workshop to explore ideas on delivering a ‘well-led service’.

Not-for-profit provider Anchor has added a purpose-built residential care home in Skipton, North Yorkshire, to its growing portfolio.