RECENT NEWS
Blossomfield Rose flowers for Macc Care
Macc Care group, which runs care homes across the Midlands, is set to open Blossomfield Rose in Solihull.
Rosy future for Thornfields in Lymington after Emerald Care purchase
Thornfields care home in Lymington, Hampshire has been sold to new market entrant, Emerald Care Providers Ltd.
Anchor secures its future by acquiring two new care homes
Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people, has announced a further expansion of its care home portfolio.
Abbeyfield flushed with success after menopause accreditation
The Abbeyfield Society has officially achieved accreditation as a menopause friendly employer.
Liz Truss must deliver on Tory promise to ‘fix social care’ says Care England
Care England is calling on Liz Truss to fulfil the 2019 Conservative manifesto pledge to ‘fix social care’.
Autumn COVID booster rollout targets care home residents and staff
Care home residents and staff are being prioritised by the NHS for new, variant-tackling COVID-19 vaccination jabs.
Braintree care home scores top marks in national accreditation
St Mary’s Court in Braintree, Essex has been shortlisted for national Care Home of the Year after receiving top marks in its Gold Standard Framework (GSF) accreditation.
Christie & Co secures new owner for Gwent home
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of Bridge House Care Home in Gwent, South Wales.
‘Deliver for adult social care’ NCF tells Liz Truss
The National Care Forum has called on incoming prime minister Liz Truss to take urgent action to deliver for adult social care.
Hartford Care puts some Oomph! into its care homes
Care provider Hartford Care has teamed up with wellbeing specialist Oomph! to equip its care homes with interactive tables.
Oakland Care going even greener this autumn
Carbon neutral care group Oakland Care is launching a range of green initiatives across its eight London and South East care homes.
Fulcrum announces sponsorship of The Care Workers’ Charity
Care sector consultancy Fulcrum Care has joined The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) as a bronze sponsor.
Orchard grows Sunderland's specialist dementia care provision
Orchard Care Homes has opened a second specialist dementia care service in Sunderland.
Tunbridge Wells care home sold for the first time in 35 years
Family-run Beulah Lodge residential care home, located in Tunbridge Wells, in Kent, has been sold in a deal handled by Christie & Co.
HMT Littlehampton celebrates topping out
A ceremony has been held to mark the topping out of HMT Littlehampton, a new dementia care home being completed in West Sussex.
NCF responds to government plan to recruit foreign social care workers
The National Care Forum has responded to the government’s latest social care recruitment plans.
Hampshire care home gets the VPP treatment
Purbeck House care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, has been purchased by newly established care group VPP Estates.
Prime Minister launches Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission
Boris Johnson has launched a new national mission to tackle dementia, pledging to double research funding to £160 million a year by 2024.
Person Centred Software and Autumna aim for ratings hit
Digital care planning software provider Person Centred Software and social care register Autumna have partnered to create a new live rating service for care homes.
Brendoncare residents to transfer to Greensleeves Care home in Tooting
Residents and staff at Brendoncare’s Ronald Gibson House in Tooting, South West London, will be transferring to a brand-new home next door.
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