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Lenore Care buys North Yorkshire care home

Lenore Care has acquired Arden House, a residential home for up to 14 elderly residents ...

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New manager for Aberdeenshire care home

Elderly and specialist care provider Meallmore has promoted Pamela Geddes to the role of care ...

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People moves

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St Georges Nursing Home buys Cambridgeshire home

St Georges Nursing Home has purchased Clovelly House, a residential care home located in March, ...

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Mywellness Healthcare acquires Aberdeenshire home

Mywellness Healthcare has purchased Bonnyton House, a residential care home for the elderly in Ellon, ...

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Business

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Seren Healthcare Solutions acquires domiciliary care agency

Bristol-based Seren Healthcare Solutions has acquired GJ Care and Training, a domiciliary care agency headquartered ...

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Business

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Arishta acquires South London care homes

Healthcare operator Arishta has acquired its first care home business, A & R Care, which ...

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Business

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Strong demand and strategic shifts in the children’s social care market

The children’s social care property market remains robust according to the latest report from business ...

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Property

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Loveday opens luxury home in Surrey

Loveday has opened luxury care residence Loveday Esher in Surrey, a restored Grade II listed ...

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Property

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Care England and Cleva Card launch financial management system

Care England today published a White Paper highlighting the need to modernise financial practices within ...

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Policy & Politics

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Closed Nottinghamshire care centre set to reopen following sale

Cygnet Health Care has purchased the closed Churchfield Care Centre in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, which it ...

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Property

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New Care appoints senior wellbeing coordinator

Care home operator New Care, part of the Lovett Care Group, has promoted Sammy Jacklin ...

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People moves

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Dash publishes review findings

Dr Penny Dash has published her review into patient safety across the health and care ...

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Policy & Politics

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Lovett Care opens Merseyside home

Lovett Care recently opened The Waterside, a purpose-built £12 million luxury home in St Helens, ...

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Property

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Former nursing home changes hands

Michael Lawson of Lawson Hospitality Group has purchased the Riverview Lodge, a former nursing home, ...

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Property

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Research shows low worker happiness in care sector

Worker happiness is higher in vape shops than it is in the care industry, new ...

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Wellbeing

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Venelle partners with Physit to offer physiotherapy and care services

High-end homecare provider Venelle is partnering with Physit, a home-visit physiotherapy provider.

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Wellbeing

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NHS 10-Year Plan unveiled

The government has published its plan10-Year Plan which outlines a major transformation of the NHS, ...

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Policy & Politics

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The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing launches Faculty of Adult Social Care Nursing

The new Faculty is designed “to strengthen the voice, status and professional development of nurses ...

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Training

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New registered manager for Hampshire home

Friends of the Elderly has appointed Steve Swift as the registered manager of The Lawn ...

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People moves

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Meallmore appoints manager at Aberdeenshire care home

Elderly and specialist care provider Meallmore has appointed Julie-Anne Thomson as care home manager of ...

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People moves

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Joint venture secures funding for two care home

Morrison Community Care Reilly Ventures has secured £48 million in development funding for two new ...

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Business

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Salvation Army to exit care home provision

The Salvation Army today announced it will be offloading its care homes as it transitions ...

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Business

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Amaya Care Homes acquires Cardiff care home

Amaya Care Homes has purchased Ty Coch Nursing Home in Llanishen, Cardiff, which was originally ...

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Business

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New owner for Staffordshire care home

Gugan Healthcare has acquired Hillcroft Nursing & Residential Care Home in Wordsley, Staffordshire, from Astley ...

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M&A

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Call for 90 care providers to pioneer new Care Workforce Pathway

Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in ...

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Training

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Virgin Money donates to The Care Workers’ Charity

Virgin Money is donating a share of the arrangement fee from every new care sector ...

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Wellbeing

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New homes for people with learning disabilities

Fourteen people with learning disabilities have moved into a new development of seven bungalows in ...

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Property

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Venelle appoints medical director

Luxury care provider Venelle has appointed Dr Simrat Marwah as its new medical director.

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People moves

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South west could have 23,000+ care home bed shortage by 2035

There is projected to be a huge shortage in elderly care home beds in the ...

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Retirement living

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Barchester appoints new chief operating officer

Barchester Healthcare has promoted the managing director of its South division, Natasha Lazovic, to the ...

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People moves

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New White Paper demands hearing loss change

Today sees the launch of a new White Paper calling for urgent and coordinated action ...

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Policy & Politics

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Franklin Real Asset Advisors buys 32 care homes

Franklin Real Asset Advisors has purchased 32 care homes from LDC Care Homes, a real ...

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M&A

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Exemplar Health Care opens Staffordshire home

Construction has been completed at Coronation Court, a 33-bedroom care home in Cannock, Staffordshire.

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Property

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OakNorth report shows headwinds and investor appetite

OakNorth’s sector pulse report has shone light on the difficult situation faced by the care ...

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Policy & Politics

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Parklands launches new Inverness care home

Parklands Care Homes has opened Pittyvaich Care Home in Inverness, an £11 million 58 en ...

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Property

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National Care Group opens supported living scheme

National Care Group has opened a new adult supported living scheme in Sheffield, which will ...

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Assisted Living

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Parliamentary inquiry into young adult carers

MPs are launching an inquiry to investigate why young adult carers are being locked out ...

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Policy & Politics

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Care leaders react to Spending Review

There was a flurry of comment this afternoon after chancellor Rachel reeves delivered the government’s ...

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Policy & Politics

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Homecare’s Got Talent is back for 2025

Care professionals across the UK are being called to centre stage as Homecare’s Got Talent ...

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Wellbeing

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Homecare Association report reveals care commissioning problems

A Homecare Association report of local authorities commissioning home care revealed that 27% of contracts ...

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Policy & Politics

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Salutem and Emma AI launch partnership

Salutem Care and Education has announced a strategic partnership with Emma AI.

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Omega’s statement on Four Seasons acquisition

Omega has released a statement following its acquisition of Four Seasons’ remaining care homes.

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M&A

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First-time buyer acquires Devon care home

First-time buyer Ollie Page has purchased The Red House, a 25-bed care home in Yelverton, ...

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Finance

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Downing launches Fortava

Fortava, the new dementia care provider led by industry giants Johann van Zyl and Jamie ...

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Dementia Care

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Signature Senior Lifestyle appoints chief executive

Signature Senior Lifestyle, a provider of luxury assisted living, nursing, respite and dementia care, has ...

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People moves

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Leaders discuss tackling domestic abuse in health and social care

Leading voices from across health, social care and the third sector joined in a round ...

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Policy & Politics

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Accel-KKR invests in CareLineLive

Technology-focused investment firm Accel-KKR has made a made a majority investment into homecare software company ...

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Business

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Meallmore appoints manager for Aberdeenshire home

Elderly and specialist care provider Meallmore has appointed Isla Cowe as care home manager of ...

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People moves

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Topping out at Hertfordshire retirement development

The topping out of the final buildings has taken place at The Oakleigh, a £115 ...

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Property

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Andover home achieves armed forces veterans accreditation

AgeCare Care Homes’ Millway House in Andover has achieved the standards required for the Veteran ...

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Wellbeing

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Digital care tech platform secures £250k growth funding

Motion, a care tech platform, has secured £250,000 of funding to accelerate its expansion across ...

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Finance

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Venelle appoints deputy manager

London luxury home care provider Venelle has appointed Stephanie Blenkinsop as deputy manager.

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People moves

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First-time buyers acquire Lincolnshire care home

irst-time buyers, Jijo Benedict and Anil Varghese John of Confident Care Homes have purchased The ...

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Business

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Dementia platform launched

A new online tool, DementiaNet has been launched to provide personalised guidance and practical help ...

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Technology

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Greensleeves Care appoints new chief executive

Greensleeves Care has appointed Chris Poole as its next chief executive, effective from August.

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People moves

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Cygnet Health Care purchases former nursing home

Cygnet Health Care has acquired a former nursing home in Hyde, Greater Manchester.

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Business

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CQC report highlights issues for people with dementia

The Care Quality Commission today published a report on the experiences of individuals with dementia ...

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Dementia Care

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Shropshire extra care housing scheme completed

Construction works at £17 million extra care housing scheme in Stirchley, Shropshire have been completed ...

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Business

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Inverness home appoints management team

Morar Living has appointed Louise Mullen as care home manager and Mel Walker as deputy ...

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People moves

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MACC Care Group secures finance for Staffordshire care home

Care home developer and provider MACC Care Group has secured £14 million to fund the ...

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Business

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Parklands announces £500k expansion plan to Fortrose home

Parklands Care Homes has announced plans for a £500,000 expansion at its Eilean Dubh care ...

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Mysa Care acquires Safe Haven

Downing-backed specialist care provider Mysa Care has acquired Safe Haven, as it continues its growth ...

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Assisted Living

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Highland care home set to expand

Parklands Care Homes has announced plans to expand care capacity at Eilean Dubh care home ...

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Finance

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Immigration changes will ‘decimate’ the care industry

The care sector has continued to raise concerns in response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper, ...

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Legal

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Free training programme creates the next generation of carers

West Midlands-based training provider, Embark Learning Care Academy, has joined forces with charity, The King’s ...

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Staffing

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Channel 3 hires business development executive

Channel 3 Consulting, a digital transformation consultancy catering to more than 90 health, care, and ...

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People

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Colten Care recognises nurses

Care homes across the South of England have paid tribute to their nurses at a ...

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Specialist Care

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Fury as Government bans overseas care workers

The government has been accused of ‘kicking the care sector when it is already down’ ...

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Management

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Camascope appoints chief technology officer

Healthtech and electronic medication management technology provider Camascope has appointed Igor Royzis as chief technology officer.

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Management

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Hamberley transforms care home cuisine

Care provider, Hamberley, is on a mission to radically change the perception of care home ...

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Catering

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Dementia UK hosts ‘Time for a Cuppa’ tea party in parliament

MPs including Justin Madders, Employment, Rights, Competition and Markets Minister; Ed Argar, Shadow Secretary of ...

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Dementia Care

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Charity appeal raises more than £18,000 to support vulnerable older people

Friends of the Elderly’s Winter Appeal has raised £18,778 to support its Grants Programme, a ...

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Finance

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Black Swan Care Group to reopen Norwich care home

Black Swan Care Group is opening a care home in Taverham, on the outskirts of ...

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Dementia Care

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Peace at last: Parklands residents reflect on VE Day

As the nation prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week, Parklands ...

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Carers at growing risk of modern slavery, data reveals

The number of female potential victims of modern slavery and exploitation is higher than males ...

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Legal

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RDCP acquires Monarch Healthcare, adding 13 freehold homes to portfolio

RDCP Care has completed the acquisition of Nottingham-based Monarch Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. The ...

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M&A

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Muller Property Group secures planning permission for 80-bed care home in Hereford

Outline planning permission has been granted for a new, purpose-built 80-bed care home on the ...

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Property

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It’s a bug’s life – Black Swan homes launches Environmental Sustainability Strategy

Residents and staff at 22 care homes across East Anglia have been creating new accommodation ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Dancer, Erika, celebrates her 100th birthday at Dorset care home

A former fashion model and dancer born in 1920s Germany has celebrated her 100th birthday among ...

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Wellbeing

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Royal guest opens care home nursing wing

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester visited Eversfield Care Home in Reigate to officially ...

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Property

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Untold Living completes refurbishment of Westbury retirement community

Untold Living, a developer and operator of retirement communities, has completed a £500,000 refurbishment of ...

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Property

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Hamberley Care Homes launches pioneering Dementia Strategy

Hamberley Care Homes has launched a new Dementia Strategy to ensure residents can live as ...

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Dementia Care

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Optimo Care Group acquires Essex-based supported living provider

Optimo Care Group has acquired Spectra Care, taking on a portfolio of supported living units ...

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M&A

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Closed care home acquired by Good Day

Good Day Care Homes has acquired the Heights Care Home, which closed in November 2022.

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M&A

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Church Farm acquires Wren Hall

Dementia specialist Church Farm Care has acquired Wren Hall Nursing Home, strengthening its presence in ...

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M&A

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Babington joins Knovia

Apprenticeship/training provider Babington has joined Knovia, a group of sector-focused independent training businesses.

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Winchester care home’s green-fingered hit squad helps tidy children’s garden

A hit squad of volunteers from a Winchester dementia care home has done its bit ...

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Wellbeing

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Colten Care celebrates 10 years in the ‘UK Top 20’

A south coast provider is celebrating its tenth year in the ‘Top 20’ of large ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Care home opens its door to the community

Fleetwood Hall care home recently opened its doors to the local community for two open ...

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Wellbeing

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Bringing spring indoors: Aria Court and Burrowmoor Primary create suncatchers for residents

A spring project is bringing joy and colour to the residents of Aria Court care ...

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Wellbeing

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Potens acquires Exeter learning disability home

Potens, a specialist care provider, has acquired Regents Park T/A The Lodge learning disability care ...

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Specialist Care

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Brent Cross Town retirement living properties granted planning permission

Brent Cross Town’s 148 retirement living properties for over 60s has been granted planning permission.

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Constantia Healthcare refinances its portfolio to facilitate growth plan

Yorkshire-headquartered residential and nursing care home provider, Constantia Healthcare, has completed a large refinancing to ...

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M&A

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Constantia Healthcare refi aimed at ambitious acquisition strategy

Yorkshire-based residential and nursing care home provider Constantia Healthcare has completed a refinancing geared towards ...

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Finance

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We Change Lives acquires PSA Care Services

Social care charity We Change Lives (WCL) has acquired East Midlands-based residential care business PSA ...

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M&A

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Quel plaisir as care home party raises £1,000 for Parkinson’s

A care home provider teamed up with the charity, Parkinson’s Poole, to stage a Parisian ...

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Catering

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Saxophonist wins nationwide talent contest

Oladayo ‘Ola’ Ojekanmi from Netherley, Liverpool, was crowned the winner of the annual Care Sector’s ...

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Solihull-based 43 bed home sells

St Bernard’s residential home in Solihull has sold to an undisclosed multi-care home operator.

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M&A

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Leading industry figurejoins Portunus Associates

Portunus Associates has appointed Nick Broadbent as a consultant in his first role since retiring ...

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People

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How to run a quality-first service

Sue Sheath, director of regulation and quality improvement at Barchester, provides advice on how to ...

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Management