RECENT NEWS

The CareTech Foundation has awarded a community grant of £10,000 to The Together Project to support its Crafting Connections project.

The National Care Forum has reacted to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, in which he delayed the introduction of the social care cap until October 2025.

Askham Hall, part of Askham Village Community, has received ‘Gold Standards Framework’ accreditation for its end-of-life care provision.

Charterpoint Senior Living has applied for planning permission to build a 66-bed care home and local centre in Blaby, Leicestershire.

Care England, as a member of the Care Provider Alliance, has collectively published a report on the current state of social care in England.

Family-run care provider Excelcare has opened ‘warm banks’ for people over the age of 65 in some of its Essex care homes.

Puma Property Finance has announced over £33m of development funding to finance three care homes in Oxfordshire, West Sussex, and Cambridgeshire.

Abbeyfield South Downs has marked the opening of Holdenhurst, its care-enabled sheltered housing development in Heathfield, East Sussex, by burying two time capsules.

Not-for-profit provider Anchor has become an accredited real Living Wage employer courtesy of the Living Wage Foundation.

Hartford Care has added two newly built state-of-the-art residential care homes to its growing portfolio of homes across England.

A successful 37 bed care home located near Yelverton in Devon has been sold to Nilesh Patel, in his first West Country purchase.

Digital care tech provider Person Centred Software has announced its sponsorship of The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC).

Not-for-profit provider Anchor has received the RSPCA’s Gold PawPrints award in recognition of its ongoing support for pet-owning residents.

R & G Quality Care has purchased Millbrook House care home in Child Okeford, Dorset, following the current owner’s decision to retire.

Community Integrated Care, a member of the National Care Forum (NCF), has launched an energy-saving programme to support social care workers.

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.