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Optimo expands reach with Abbeycare acquisition

Supported living and domiciliary care group Optimo Care Group has completed the acquisition of Abbeycare, ...
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Home care agency celebrates top ranking

A North Wales home care agency is celebrating after being rated as one of the ...
8 months
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Smooth Digital rebrands as Prosperwell

Leading digital care marketing company, Smooth Digital, has launched its new brand, ‘Prosperwell’
8 months
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Glasgow care home cites inadequate funding in closure announcement

A veterans’ charity has cited inadequate funding and peoples’ desire to stay in their own ...
8 months
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Care provider recognised in global inspiring workplace list

Salutem Care and Education has been recognised for its commitment to creating a supportive and ...
8 months
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Barchester care homes support local foodbank

Barchester Healthcare’s Maple Leaf Lodge and Newton House care homes are to become collection points ...
8 months
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Caring Times Owners Club partners with Spectrum Care

The buying consortium Spectrum Care Ltd has joined forces with Caring Times’ community of care ...
8 months
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Care home residents left stranded for weeks due to lift breakdown

Residents have been left stranded  for weeks on the first floor of a Kent care ...
8 months
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HC-One working ‘to find a solution’ for Highlands care home

HC-One has said it is working “to find a solution” at a Highlands care home ...
8 months
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Finalists revealed for silver anniversary National Care Awards

Caring Times is delighted to officially announce the finalists for the 25th National Care Awards and ...
8 months
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Right at Home UK to host annual conference next week

Right at Home will host its annual conference next week, bringing together franchise owners from ...
8 months
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Award winning Surrey care home to host Open Day

Forest Care’s award winning Holly Lodge dementia nursing home is hosting an Open Day in ...
8 months
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Fire crews called to blaze at Bupa care home

Five fire engines were called to a blaze at Bupa’s Dean Wood care home in ...
8 months
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Caring Times Owners Club invites advisors to contribute

Caring Times’ community of owners and directors at care providers is inviting advisors to submit ...
9 months
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Community Integrated Care completes Inspire merger

Social care charity, Community Integrated Care has completed its merger with specialist Scotland care provider, ...
9 months
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Top 20 home care agencies revealed

Home care reviews site homecare.co.uk has unveiled the top 20 home care agencies across the ...
9 months
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Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg opens Bluebird Care office

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg cut the blue ribbon to open Bluebird Care Bristol, Bath & NE ...
9 months
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Ofgem proposes reform following care sector call for action on hidden energy costs

Energy regulator Ofgem has proposed a series of reforms designed to improve standards of customer ...
10 months
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Blueleaf opens new hub to serve customers in north

Care home supplier Blueleaf Care aims to improve services in the north of England with ...
10 months
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Carterwood to share care home fee data with Caring Times Owners Club

The Caring Times Owners Club has partnered with market analysts Carterwood to offer Club members ...
10 months
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Greensleeves Care celebrates high ratings in customer satisfaction survey

A new customer satisfaction survey by Greensleeves Care has revealed the overwhelming majority of residents ...
10 months
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School children win competition to brand care home

Two pupils from a Telford primary school have won a competition to name and brand ...
10 months
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CareTech showcases commitment to responsible business strategy

Leading health and social care provider, CareTech, has published a new report showcasing its commitment ...
10 months
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Caring Times Owners Club partners with Care England to offer exclusive data

Care England’s market intelligence platform MINT will share local authority fee data with Caring Times’ ...
10 months
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Local MP helps care home celebrate 21st birthday

West Bromwich MP, Shaun Bailey, was among the attendees celebrating the 21st birthday of New ...
11 months
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EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s largest care provider and Berkley Care Group owner renamed Clariane

Europe’s largest care operator and owner of Berkley Care Group, Korian, has changed its name ...
11 months
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HC-One launches HC-One Scotland

Leading care home operator HC-One is bringing its Scottish care homes under one banner and ...
11 months
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TLC Care retains World Class accreditation from Hospitality Assured

Luxury care group TLC Care has maintained its World Class accreditation after being assessed by ...
11 months
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Guerilla campaign seeks to bust care home myths

Leading UK not-for-profit care group Greensleeves Care has launched Keys To Open Minds – a ...
11 months
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Caring Times launches Owners Club to support care providers

This magazine is pleased to announce the launch of the Caring Times Owners Club, offering ...
11 months
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Anchor seeks contractors to deliver £1.7bn repairs and investment service

Later living provider Anchor is seeking contractors to deliver repairs and investment services across its ...
11 months
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Delayed commissioner payments threaten care home’s future, Advinia warns

Advinia Health Care has warned a Liverpool care home is being placed under “severe pressure” ...
11 months
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Barchester cycling challenge raises over £26,000 for charity

Staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes and hospitals have raised over £26,000 for charity through ...
11 months
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Community Integrated Care to merge with Scottish care provider Inspire

Health and social care charity Community Integrated Care plans to merge with Scottish care provider ...
11 months
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Minster Care Group to manage turnaround of former Silverline homes

Minster Care Group has been appointed to manage the turnaround of seven care homes previously ...
11 months
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Welltower funds Healthcare Ireland’s ‘hugely ambitious’ UK expansion plan

Specialist US investment company Welltower is investing in the expansion of Northern Ireland’s largest privately ...
12 months
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Methodist Homes makes major restructuring announcement

Methodist Homes (MHA) has announced it is withdrawing from 10 care homes on England and ...
1 year
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Askham Village Community installs electric vehicle charging points

Askham Village Community in Doddington, Cambridgeshire has installed charging points for visitors and staff using ...
1 year
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Agincare wins £140m Southwark Council care home contract

Independent family-owned care provider Agincare has won a block contract from Southwark Council  for 182 ...
1 year
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EXCLUSIVE: Care leaders launch Social Care Sustainability Alliance to accelerate progress on ESG

A new Social Care Sustainability Alliance has been established to help social care providers across ...
1 year
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Excelcare announces new organisational structure

Award winning care provider Excelcare has announced a new organisational structure to reflect its family ...
1 year
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Care home staff praised for how they handled fire

Staff at a Nottinghamshire care home have been praised by the fire service for the ...
1 year
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Inquest finds elderly woman died after receiving ‘suboptimal care’

A coroner’s inquest into the death of a 97-year-old woman has found she received “suboptimal ...
1 year
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Four Seasons Health Care receives Feefo Trusted Service Award 2023

Residents and team members at Four Seasons The Oaks Care Home celebrate the Feefo award ...
1 year
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Taxpayers’ millions spent on underperforming care homes

Five leading care home providers are around £150 million a year in council fees for ...
1 year
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Walfinch launches new home care service in Newcastle

Home care company Walfinch has launched a new business in the Northeast. Walfinch’s Newcastle East ...
1 year
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Impact Healthcare annual profit drops

Impact Healthcare REIT has reported 2022 pre-tax profit of £16.89 million, down 47.2 % on ...
1 year
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Ideal Carehomes announces record pay rise for staff

Ideal Carehomes has announced a record 8.5% pay rise for all hourly paid staff.
1 year
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Former care worker opens Bluebird Care franchise

Bola Sanni, director, Bluebird Care Rotherham Home care service Bluebird Care is expanding its franchise ...
1 year
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Walfinch invests in new Oxfordshire offices to support growth plans

National home care franchise business, Walfinch, has relocated its headquarters to Wantage, Oxfordshire.
1 year
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Aria Care Group enters the elderly care home sector

Newly formed Aria Care Group has officially entered the elderly care and health sector following ...
1 year
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Parklands Care Homes closes Highlands care home just six months after acquisition

Parklands Care Homes has confirmed the closure of Mo Dhachaid care home in Ullapool following ...
1 year
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Berkley Care Group celebrates staff achievement at inaugural awards event

Leading luxury care provider Berkley Care Group has celebrated staff achievement at its inaugural awards ...
1 year
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Care home resident dies after setting himself on fire with cigarette

A care home resident has died after setting himself on fire accidentally while smoking.
1 year
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Oakland Care wins Green World Environment Award

Luxury care home provider Oakland Care has been recognised for its industry leading sustainability efforts ...
1 year
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Anchor joins Business in the Community

England’s largest provider of care and housing for older people, Anchor, has become the latest ...
1 year
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Oakland Care makes progress in bid to plant 1,000 trees each year

Team members from Oakland Care’s eight care homes have joined a range of volunteer tree ...
1 year
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Person Centred Software acquires Oomph Wellness

Ben Allen, founder Oomph Wellness and Andrew Coles, chief executive, PCS Person Centred Software, provider ...
1 year
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Rise in self-funders drives £100 increase in weekly care home fees

Higher self-funder intakes have driven a £100 rise in weekly care home fees over the ...
1 year
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Care home market at 14-year high

Christie & Co has reported a 14-year high in the level of demand and volume ...
1 year
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EXCLUSIVE: Care boss calls on Scottish government to scrap car parking tax

A care leader has called for care homes to be exempt from a new ‘green’ ...
1 year
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Eden Futures plans 2023 growth

Supported living provider Eden Futures plans to expand into Stoke and Leeds during 2023, as ...
1 year
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Leonard Cheshire announces care home closure plans

Leonard Cheshire has proposed the closure of a Bedfordshire care home following recruitment and retention ...
1 year
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Envivo Group relaunches as ivolve Group with Cavendish Care acquisition

ivolve Group, formerly known as Envivo Group, has relaunched with a new larger family of ...
1 year
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Excelcare residents share their new year’s resolutions

Residents across the Excelcare family have enjoyed celebrating the start of the new year this ...
1 year
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Oakland Care’s Joanne Balmer named industry leader for ESG

Joanne Balmer BEM, chief executive of Oakland Care, has been named as the ESG (environmental, ...
1 year
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HEALTHCARE SUMMIT 2022: Planning reform needed to meet bed demand

Without reform to the planning system, the care sector will be unable to meet demand, ...
1 year
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Fulcrum Care offers free eBrochure on how to succeed in 2023

A free eBrochure offering 12 tips on how to strengthen you care home next year ...
1 year
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Care consultancy Fulcrum Care wins national award for turnaround support

Leading care consultancy Fulcrum Care has been recognised at a prestigious national awards recognising excellence ...
1 year
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Wales announces £1.4m care home energy efficiency grant scheme

A £1.4 million grant scheme has been announced in Wales to help care homes improve ...
1 year
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Community leaders stage real living wage protest at Barchester care home

Community leaders have demanded the real living wage for care workers during a protest outside ...
1 year
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New CBI index helps businesses benchmark their health provision

A new index has been launched by the CBI to help businesses benchmark their staff ...
1 year
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Excelcare launches winter ‘warm banks’ for over 65s

Excelcare has launched ‘warm bank’ stations at a selection of its care homes in Essex ...
1 year
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Hartford Care acquires two new sustainable luxury care homes

Hartford Care has acquired two, newly built, 66-bed sustainable care homes in in Aldershot, Hampshire ...
1 year
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Hadrian Healthcare to close care home’s nursing unit

Hadrian Healthcare has said it is being forced to close a nursing home unit at ...
1 year
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Bournemouth care home celebrates 25th anniversary

Residents, families and team members at Colten Care’s Avon Cliff have marked the home’s 25th ...
1 year
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Council leaders visit Excelcare care home in South London

Lambeth councillor Marcia Cameron and lead commissioner Paulo Borges at Excelcare’s Limetree Care Home Lambeth ...
1 year
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Care England launches new website and brand evolution

Care England, the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of social care ...
1 year
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Anchor completes acquisition of Halycon Care Homes Topco Limited

Not-for-profit provider Anchor has completed its biggest acquisition in recent years with the purchase of ...
2 years
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Council suspends care home placements following allegations of poor care

Local authority placements at a Shropshire care home have been suspended following allegations of poor ...
2 years
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Renaissance Care introduces energy efficiency measures to combat soaring prices

Renaissance Care’s Kingsmills care home in Inverness Scottish care home provider, Renaissance Care, is introducing ...
2 years
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Sanctuary completes Cornwall Care acquisition

Sanctuary has completed the acquisition of Cornwall’s largest older person’s care provider and not-for-profit organisation, ...
2 years
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Stow Healthcare acquires Great Horkesley Manor from Larchwood Care

Family run care group Stow Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Great Horkesley Manor from ...
2 years
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Camelot Care home wins award for outstanding end-of-life care

Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, Somerset has been awarded a national Gold Standards Framework ...
2 years
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Eden Futures opens new HQ in Nottinghamshire

Supported living provider Eden Futures has relocated its headquarters from Newark town centre to Long ...
2 years
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Oakland Care recognised for ‘Gold’ standard workplace culture

Oakland Care Group staff and residents celebrate Gold Investors in People status Luxury care home ...
2 years
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Royal Star & Garter chair reflects on attending The Queen’s funeral

Royal Star & Garter chair, major-general Tim Tyler, has reflected on attending The Queen’s funeral ...
2 years
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Property sector and PR experts launch care home lead generation portal

A leading property sector business has teamed up with a care PR leader to launch ...
2 years
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Balhousie Care Group bought by Belgian healthcare firm AcalisCare

Leading Scottish care home operator Balhousie Care Group has been acquired by Belgian healthcare firm ...
2 years
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Abbeyfield Scotland joins Blackwood Homes & Care

Residents at 14 shared Abbeyfield shared houses in Scotland have vote to join independent living ...
2 years
Assisted Living
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Scottish Care warns of ‘devastating’ energy bill impact on care homes

Donald Mackaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care Scottish Care chief executive, Donald Macaskill, has warned ...
2 years
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PLMR Group acquires Healthcomms Consulting

Communications agency PLMR Group has acquired specialist health and social care agency Healthcomms Consulting.
2 years
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LV Care Group partners with Emera and Aedifica

Aedifica has invested £58 million in a portfolio of five LV Care homes, four in ...
2 years
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The Access Group launches platform to make policies and procedures management easy for care providers

The Access Group has added Access Policies & Procedures to its care management software suite, ...
2 years
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CareTech acquires Wellness Group and Dmetco-Bayti Group in Middle East

Provider of specialist social care and education services for adults and children CareTech Holdings has ...
2 years
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Hallmark celebrates 20th care home with topping out ceremony

The last roof tile was laid this week on a new build in West Sussex ...
2 years
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Pinders healthcare design awards finalists 2022

The finalists for 2022's Pinders healthcare design awards have been announced.
2 years
Business
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Halcyon completes five care home deal with Elevation REIT

Halcyon completes five care home deal with Elevation REIT
3 years
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Rynda Healthcare expands investment in UK care sector

Rynda Healthcare expands investment in UK care sector
3 years
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Sunrise Senior Living to quit UK

Sunrise Senior Living to quit UK
3 years
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