RECENT NEWS

Digital care record provider Log my Care has raised £3.25m in a funding round led by Mercia, along with Oxford Capital and some angel investors.

Bliss Care Group, owned by care home turnaround expert Issac Theopolis, has acquired Aveland Court in Torquay, Devon.

Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for people in later life, has launched initiatives to support staff experiencing perimenopause and menopause.

Care home group Amicura is investing in ground-breaking technology proven to boost operational efficiency, reduce errors, and improve care delivery.

Fulcrum Care is a double finalist at the highly regarded national TRI Awards – the only program recognising and rewarding excellence across turnaround, restructuring, and insolvency.

Tunstall Healthcare is celebrating after a winning in the Active & Healthy Ageing category at the Age Friendly Recognition & Achievement Awards 2022.

Skills for Care has launched its #PlanningForSuccess campaign to provide social care operators with information and resources to support effective workforce planning.

Independent provider Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) is piloting flexible working for new hires to its care home business across England.

The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) to support learning and development for social care staff is now open for adult social care employers.

Kent-based care group RCB Healthcare Group has acquired a successful care business comprising The Priory Mews Care Home and Woodford House Care Home in Dartford, Kent.

The new Longitude Prize on Dementia has announced a series of virtual hackathons open to innovators hoping to win its £1m first prize.

Three care homes in Kent operated by Rapport Housing and Care will be closing their doors by mid-January.

The Care Quality Commission has published its annual State of Care report, which concludes that the health and care system is in gridlock.

Television presenter Martin Roberts has officially opened Anchor’s Wharfeside care home in Otley, West Yorkshire.

WASHCO has announced the winners of its 2022 Love Laundry Awards.

The Lodge, part of the Elizabeth Finn portfolio, has received Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Reaccreditation Platinum status for outstanding palliative and end of life care.

Care England, The Outstanding Society (OS), and University College London (UCL) have joined forces for a new data sharing and infection-tackling initiative.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has sent an open letter to the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, calling on him to guarantee additional funding for adult social care.

College Fields Nursing Home in Barry, South Wales, has been sold to local operators Jacob and Beena George.

Global solutions provider Ascom has been contracted to supply healthcare communication tech for Majesticare’s latest home.