RECENT NEWS

Family members or friends of those living in care homes will be given Covid tests to enable visits as part of a government pilot scheme launched today (16 November).

Inspired Villages, the Legal & General-backed later living business, has appointed Sharon Badelek to the newly-created position of chief financial officer (CFO).

Tech outfit Safepoint has launched the ‘Every 30 Minutes’ campaign to bring a spotlight on the daily risks of working within the care industry.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has funded £2.19m of new projects into adult social care as part of its commitment to generate evidence to strengthen the way services are delivered for users, carers and the public.

Care homes meals provider apetito has launched its 2020 Christmas range as part of its Culinary Inspirations product series.

A state‐of‐the‐art dementia care refurbishment scheme delivered across a live Royal British Legion care home in Warwickshire has been handed over by contractor J Tomlinson.

Care home meals provider apetito has committed to paying from January the ‘real’ living wage - the voluntary hourly rate recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.

Octopus Real Estate is to develop and fund the construction of a 60-bedroom care home in Winchester to be operated by local outfit Brendoncare.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has commenced High Court proceedings against two businessmen and a company over alleged links to investments in care homes in which investors appear to have lost at least £30m.

Healthcare waste management company Anenta has launched an app that gives care homes the ability to conduct compulsory clinical waste pre-acceptance and duty of care audits without the need for third-party on-site visits.

Meals provider apetito has opened registration for its latest webinar on care home catering to be held on 19 November.

London-based private equity outfit Agilitas has sold care home operator Exemplar Health Care to investment manager Ares Management for an undisclosed sum.

A Kent project that keeps a close eye on the health of care home residents remotely has been extended for a year after the NHS claimed a trial showed impressive results.

Kingsley Healthcare has unveiled plans to build a 66-bed luxury care home in Holt, north Norfolk by autumn 2022.

Surrey Care Association (SCA) has identified key reforms needed to reinvent the social care sector, as it looks to improve its funding, efficiency, working conditions and public image.

The government’s guidance on care home visits in England during national lockdown opens the door to blanket bans despite claims to the contrary, according to the National Care Forum (NCF).

Adult social care needs a £1.7bn funding package to support care at home and unpaid carers this winter, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).

Specialist care provider Cornerstone Healthcare has been named as complex care provider of the year at the 2020 HealthInvestor awards.

All care home residents in England should be allowed to receive visits from their family and friends in a Covid-secure way following new guidance to be used during national lockdown, the government has said.

Consultancy group Meaningful Care Matters is to launch an international networking platform that aims to grow a community that can support each other through the ongoing changes and challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.