RECENT NEWS

The Outstanding Society (OS) has launched a free app to share and celebrate best practice in the social care sector.

Luxury care home provider Oakland Care has been awarded a Gold accreditation from Investors in People.

The National Care Forum (NCF) has called for urgent government intervention to tackle the deepening workforce crisis in adult social care.

A new toolkit created by healthcare training specialist Connect2Care has revealed that less than 40 per cent of care operators offer apprenticeships at all career levels.

Carrington House care home in Nottingham has been acquired by family-owned operator Beau Sejour Care Services.

Vida Healthcare has launched its Aspiring Leaders Programme (ALP), a bespoke training course providing career development opportunities for staff.

Rotherwood Group has purchased a site in Battlefield, Shrewsbury with a view to constructing a purpose-built luxury care home.

Property website NewHomesForSale.co.uk has launched a new portal, Beautiful Care Homes.

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent to extend Bartlett’s Residential Home in Stone, Buckinghamshire.

Clann House care home in Lanivet, Cornwall, has been sold to local operators the Difford family.

The Mayor of Cheshire East Council, Cllr David Marren, has officially opened Wilmslow Manor Care Centre in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Independent residential, nursing, and dementia care home network Caring Homes Group is celebrating after receiving a Princess Royal Training Award (PRTA).

Care England has written to the government to call for care providers to be categorised as ‘vulnerable’ in its upcoming three-month review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.

Planning permission has been granted for a new care home at LifeCare Residences’ existing Grade I listed Grove Place retirement village in Hampshire.

Elizabeth Finn Care Homes is celebrating after having been shortlisted for 11 awards.

Leading care home admin software provider CoolCare has undergone a comprehensive rebrand.

PH Care Group has successfully purchased its seventh care home, Croft Avenue in Cumbria, to add to its burgeoning portfolio.

Places for People Living Plus has held a topping out ceremony for Spinnaker View extra care community in Gosport.

Orchard Care has opened a second Reconnect service, aimed at supporting individuals with complex dementia needs, at its Archers Court care home.

Tunstall Healthcare is marking World Alzheimer’s Month - September 2022 - with a range of fundraising and partnership initiatives.