RECENT NEWS

BUPA has been ordered to pay a record £1.04m after a resident died in a fire while smoking at one of its care homes.

Cheshire-based provider New Care said it expects to create 800 jobs in the next two years as it prepares to double in size through new care home openings.

Scottish provider Balhousie Care Group has appointed former HC-One and Four Seasons Health Care director John Kirk as deputy chief executive officer (CEO).

Skills for Care has launched a series of activities branded #PrepareToCare22 to support social care employers in planning for the new year.

All staff across Encore Care Homes will receive a pay rise this month as a thank you for their ongoing support during the pandemic.

Sandstone Care Group’s Ribble Court care home in Preston has won a contract that is helping to free up acute beds in hospital this winter.

The privately-owned Crawshaw Hall nursing home and medical centre in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire has been sold to Constantia Care Homes.

Farrans Construction has been awarded the build contract for a £50m senior living village in Flitwick, Bedfordshire.

Rinnai is set to launch its H3 range of products consisting of hydrogen blends-ready water heating systems in hybrid versions and a comprehensive selection of heat pumps specifically designed for commercial use.

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) chief executive Dan Hayes has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honours for his services to the social care sector.

The government is providing an additional £60m to local authorities to support the adult social care response to Covid-19 in January.

Social care staff are to be eligible for the Health and Care Worker visa for a minimum of 12 months from early next year under plans by the Home Office to ease pandemic pressures.

Impact Healthcare REIT has acquired a pair of care homes in Northern Ireland and one in Scotland for a combined cost of £14.3m.

A Care UK dementia care professional has recognised with a prestigious national award.

Holmes Care Group has acquired 12 new care homes from Kingdom Homes, a care provider based in Fife in a deal worth up to £40m.

Care provider Hallmark Care Homes has promoted Martin Murphy from regional operations manager to operations director.

Care home staff are being urged to get a booster jab after a new study found they significantly reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 infections in residents.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has updated its regulatory approach to help create more capacity in adult social care as it faces pressure from Covid this winter.

A Care England poll has found more than 95 per cent of its members are still struggling to recruit staff despite government support.

Social care staff will receive the Real Living Wage in Wales as part of a package to support the sector, deputy minister for social services Julie Morgan has announced.