RECENT NEWS

Three care homes in South Devon – Beacon House in Dartmouth, and Windward House and Willow House in South Brent – have been sold to Centrum Care Home Group.

Leading health and social care sector food supplier apetito has won three awards at the British Frozen Food Federation Awards.

Dementia care provider Vida Healthcare is celebrating after its latest care home, Vida Court, was rated as Outstanding by the CQC.

The government is to consult with the public on giving the CQC new regulatory powers to compel care providers to allow families to visit their loved ones in care homes.

Sunnyhill Residential Care Home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, has been sold by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co following the owner’s retirement.

Not-for-profit care group Greensleeves Care has launched Keys To Open Minds – a campaign to debunk common myths about life in care homes.

Not-for-profit provider Housing 21 has acquired 445 properties in London, East Anglia, and the South East from Clarion Housing.

Avery Healthcare Group has added 29 care homes to its portfolio, celebrating its new status as the fifth-largest provider in the UK by launching a new luxury brand.

Planning permission has been granted for Czajka Care Group to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its Currergate care home in Steeton, Yorkshire.

Holistic care management system PredicAire has won the Technology Provider of the Year - Social Care Award at this year’s HealthInvestor Awards 2023.

Care homes could save themselves up to £7,000 per year by recycling their food waste, according to new research by Keenan Recycling.

Boutique Care Homes has completed on the purchase of a care home development site in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Care UK has won a prestigious Health Investor Award for the second year running, being named Residential Care Provider of the Year in the Large Group category.

Specialist lender Atelier has provided a £10.7m loan to care provider MACC Group to finance the development of a 71-bed Bedfordshire care home.

Hallmark Care Homes has held a grand opening for Angmering Grange, its new £18m luxury home in Angmering, West Sussex.

Charity Vegetarian for Life (VfL) hosted the inaugural meeting of its Special Dietary Network in Parliament in May to discuss how to respect dietary needs in care settings.

Care sector catering specialist Caterplus has been awarded a 5-year £25m contract by RMBI Care Co.

A specialist dementia nursing home in Nottinghamshire has announced plans to open a new multipurpose, intergenerational space in collaboration with a local nursery.

Person Centred Software, Oomph Wellness, and Autumna have announced their 4th consecutive year hosting #GladtoCare week.

A community member has won a competition to help name a brand-new Care UK home in Wantage, Oxfordshire.