RECENT NEWS

The leaders of 37 organisations have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning that care homes and other social care services face a staffing "blackhole" due to the government’s proposed points-based immigration system.

Avery Healthcare has been granted permission to build a 56-bed care home in Northampton.

Care provider Runwood Homes is close to competing construction of an 81-bed home in Doncaster due to open to residents in September.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has refused plans by New Care to build a 69-bed care home in Northwich citing over-development of the site.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to carry out rapid reviews of how health and social care providers are working collaboratively in local areas in response to Covid-19.

Legal services provider Markel is offering care and charity organisations one month’s free access to its online Law Hub.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under fire from the care sector after saying care homes did not properly follow procedures during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Construction is to kick off shortly on the £8m The Belmont care home near Worcester developed by healthcare property developer Prime and Sanders Senior Living.

Target Healthcare REIT plc has agreed a £15m sale and leaseback deal with Ideal Carehomes for a newly-developed care home in Bicester in Oxfordshire.

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has backed calls by the leader of NHS England for plans to reform the sector to be place within a year.

The Abbeyfield Society, a charity operating over 400 residential homes for older people nationwide, has partnered with residential development firm Taylor Wimpey, which will see employees at the latter volunteering their time in the former’s homes.

Planning officers have recommended approval for Berkley Care’s proposed 95-bed home in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Wessex Care has become the first provider in the UK to commission an ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light decontamination technology in the fight against the coronavirus.

Berkley Care is to operate a 93-unit care facility in Leamington Spa granted consent by Warwickshire District Council.

Restful Homes has kicked off construction of a £13.5m, 89-bed specialist dementia care home in Cannock.

East Yorkshire provider Yorkare Homes has received £1.25m funding from HSBC to build a new care home in Hornsea, acquire land and support operations throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

Council officials have recommended approval for Avery Healthcare’s plans to develop a 56-bed care home in Northampton.

Care home catering supplier apetito has launched a Covid-secure mobile presentation suite designed to offer socially-distanced food tastings.

The number of deaths involving Covid-19 in care homes in England and Wales has risen to 14,652 - an increase of 254 on the previous week - according to the latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Vida Healthcare is on course to open a new £15m dementia care facility in Harrogate in summer 2021 after completing key construction milestones.