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Care provider celebrates inclusion week

Team members from Hamberley Care Homes marked National Inclusion Week with a celebration across the ...

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Staffing

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‘Not the whole story,’ says Martin Green on Skills for Care annual report

'We know we’re going to need more than half a million more care roles by ...

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Care England appoints fitness and wellbeing ambassador

Care England has appointed Bailey Greetham-Clark as ambassador for promoting physical activity and enhanced wellbeing ...

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Wellbeing

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OakNorth provides loan for supported living scheme

OakNorth Bank has provided a £2.25 million loan to a new joint venture between Kyte ...

3 months

Business

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Browne Jacobson appoints HR consultant in health and social care

Laura Chinyere-Ezeh will lead a new offering for residential care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care ...

3 months

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Care Quality Commission appoints Sir Julian Hartley as chief executive

The Care Quality Commission has appointed Sir Julian Hartley as its new chief executive.

3 months

People moves

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Care business buyer and investor confidence rises – report

Christie & Co has launched its ‘Care market review 2024’ report, which analyses the UK ...

3 months

Business

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Midlands Care acquires three Leicestershire sites

Midlands Care has acquired three purpose-built care homes in Leicestershire,

3 months

Property

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Parklands Pathway Fund reopens for community projects

Parklands Care Homes has reopened its Pathway Fund, which is dedicated to helping community groups ...

3 months

Wellbeing

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Contractor appointed for state-of-the-art care facility

Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority has appointed a contractor to build a multi-generational ...

3 months

Property

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Greener Month returns to Oakland Care

Oakland Care staff and residents participated in a range of green initiatives across its ten ...

3 months

Business

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The Healthcare Management Trust acquires three homes

The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) has acquired St Quentin Care Homes.

4 months

Business

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We Care Group launches staff bonus scheme

Care provider We Care Group has launched a £1 million-plus annual bonus programme to reward ...

4 months

Staffing

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Care workers get £4k real-terms pay cut since 2010, data shows

GMB estimates real-terms pay cuts have affected more than 300,000 care workers identified in the ...

4 months

Categories

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REACTION: Wes Streeting’s ‘encouraging’ Labour Party Conference appearance

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care emphasised the need to address the ...

4 months

Categories

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Bidfood Wales adds ‘Wonderfully Welsh’ range of 150 food products

Nine out of 10 consumers think it’s important that a venue has a good range ...

4 months

Catering

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Exemplar opens 16th care home in last 12 months

Hamilton Springs care home supports adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and ...

4 months

Property

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Countdown on for launch of £22.4m care home as New Care expands into South

The 67-bed care home will be known as Herne Bay Manor and will be operated ...

4 months

Property

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Caring Times unveils National Care Awards 2024 shortlists

The National Care Awards will take place on the night of 29 November - the ...

4 months

Business

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Signature Senior Lifestyle gets new chief operating officer

Promoted from within, the new COO has previously held leadership roles at organisations including Bupa, ...

4 months

People moves

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Care home found ‘inadequate’ after staff resort to social media for training

The inspection was prompted by whistleblowers contacting the CQC with concerns around safety and a ...

4 months

Regulation & Inspection

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Bedford care home earns ‘outstanding’ rating for first time

Pathways Care Group's Azalea House offers holistic and therapeutic recovery support for eight adults with ...

4 months

Regulation & Inspection

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Ambient Support appoints new chief finance officer

Ambient Support has appointed Claudette Marcano as chief finance officer to help manage and implement ...

4 months

People moves

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Hamberley Care Homes appoints head of dementia

Hamberley Care Homes has appointed David Moore as head of dementia.

4 months

People moves

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New leadership for care provider

Aura Care Living has appointed Richard Scarth as chief operations officer and Colleen Joubert as ...

4 months

People moves

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Care home partners with specialist provider to offer rehab service

Luxury care home The Chase is partnering with a specialist rehab provider to offer short-term ...

4 months

Specialist Care

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Camelot Care acquires Devon care home

Family-run business Camelot Care has acquired Deer Park Care Home in Holsworthy.

4 months

Business

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Care provider develops AI assistant to improve compliance and boost outcomes

A care provider has developed an AI assistant which aims to improve compliance and outcomes, ...

4 months

Technology

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Curo Care Group acquires four new homes in the Northwest

Care home operator, Curo Care Group, has purchased two care homes in Stockport, Greater Manchester, ...

4 months

Property

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New white paper sets out ‘low-cost, high-impact’ solutions to fix social care

The white paper outlines seven key recommendations to guide the focus and reforms needed in ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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Barchester’s Charitable Foundation appoints Hamblen as a trustee

Barchester’s Charitable Foundation has appointed Helen Hamblen as a trustee to its board.

4 months

People moves

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‘It’s got to be deliverable’, says Starmer on delayed social care charging reform

The Prime Minister insisted that the long-delayed £86,000 cap on care costs will be in ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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Milewood appoints business development director

Intellectual disabilities care provider Milewood Healthcare has appointed Anthony Miller as director of business development ...

4 months

People moves

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DARZI REPORT: ‘Impossible to fix NHS without high-quality social care,’ says Vic Rayner

With a new report published today on the health of the National Health Service (NHS), ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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CALL FOR SPEAKERS: Will YOU speak at next Caring Times Owners Club?

CTOC invites care business owners to a day of quality content and networking, followed by ...

4 months

Business

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Wales gets cabinet overhaul, including new health minister

'The changes I am announcing today offer stability, draw on experience, and bring our collective ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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Home care operator organises open day

Kingsley Home Care’s latest branch, in Aylsham, Norfolk, marked its opening with an information open ...

4 months

Business

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London care home to be redeveloped

RM Design Group has achieved planning permission for an amended 70-bedroom care home and wellness ...

4 months

Property

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Care Managers Show rebrands to Care Management Show

The shift signifies a renewed focus on collaboration, innovation and comprehensive patient-management strategies.

4 months

Business

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‘Councils on the brink’ as Unison warns of £4bn shortfall

New figures, based on information from local authorities, show council funding is in a dire ...

4 months

Finance

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Scottish health minister visits care home resident on 100th birthday

He also met resident Myra Davidson (84) to congratulate her on achieving an NVQ qualification ...

4 months

People

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Trio of new appointments at Leeds care home

New Care has made a trio of senior appointments at Adel Manor Care Centre in ...

4 months

People moves

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CHD Living breaks ground on luxury care home

CHD Living, a family-owned care provider in Surrey and South London, has commenced construction on ...

4 months

Property

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Aedifica buys four care homes for £61.5m

Healthcare real estate investment trust Aedifica has acquired four care homes with a total capacity ...

4 months

Property

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Care sector can’t be fixed without wage rises, says trade union

Unison has also called for a credible workforce strategy and an end to the exploitation ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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Care homes to be sold to pay off council debt

Care homes, plots of land and a swimming pool, owned by Bradford Council are being ...

4 months

Property

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Surrey care provider marks ‘milestone’ 10-year anniversary with event

For the past decade Surrey Choices has offered a wide range of services to support ...

4 months

Business

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Woking care home achieves highest end-of-life care recognition

A Woking care home has become one of only five UK care homes to achieve ...

4 months

Specialist Care

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Rayner to chair Care Provider Alliance

Professor Vic Rayner chief executive of the National Care Forum has been appointed chair of ...

4 months

Associations

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Octopus Real Estate MD temporarily moves to Spain to launch Madrid office

The news marks Octopus' first step into the European market, with its Madrid office being ...

4 months

Business

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Scottish health minister denies trying to ‘buy Oasis tickets’ in dementia meeting

The Sunday Mail claimed he made a joke about being 'Half the World Away' from ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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Devon care home changes hands

Kennedy Sabapathy, who owns four care homes, has acquired a fifth, Glendale Court care home ...

4 months

Property

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CQC asks for providers’ help in Kate Terroni’s latest message to sector

'We're currently on track to deliver around 5,000 assessments by the end of March 2025,' ...

4 months

People

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Labour explains why it scrapped Dilnot’s ‘undeliverable’ care cost cap

'We will have to ensure that we offer a national care service, along with a ...

4 months

Policy & Politics

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Labour must ‘show they mean to do something’ about care crisis, urges expert

ICG chair Mike Padgham urged the government to end 'scandal' of 1.6 million Brits living ...

4 months

Categories

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Local authority adult social care spend up £1.5bn in 2023-24

Adult social care spend was up 7% year on year, for a total of £23.3 ...

4 months

Finance

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CQC ‘prioritising care homes over home care’, claims Homecare Association

A new Homecare Association report has revealed 'critical failures' in the Care Quality Commission's regulation ...

4 months

Regulation & Inspection

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England makes sprinklers mandatory in care homes following Grenfell inquiry

This comes 'in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s phase one recommendations', as revealed by ...

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Policy & Politics

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Home care provider in special measures after reports of financial abuse

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed East Anglia Domiciliary Care Branch in special measures ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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CQC prosecutions up 700% as fines top £5m in two years

Prosecutions of health and care providers are at their highest level ever since the introduction ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Skills for Care’s new push to support adult social care workforce

The 'Driving change in social care' campaign is designed to educate the sector on Skills ...

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Site acquired for Derbyshire care home development

Muller Property Group has acquired a 1.35-acre site in South Normanton, Derbyshire.

5 months

Property

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Lincolnshire care home finds itself in ‘special measures’ as CQC rates it ‘inadequate’

This inspection was carried out in response to concerns raised with the commission about the ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Welsh Government pumps £6.5m into Pembroke health and care hub construction

The project had already been awarded £4.1 million of UK Levelling Up Funding bringing the ...

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Finance

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‘Financially drained’ migrant nurses reveal struggle due to benefits ban

Migrant nursing staff are more than twice as likely as those educated in the UK ...

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Categories

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Care England and Prosperwell introduce ‘Lunch & Learn’ sessions for care businesses

The Care Sector Lunch & Learn programme will provide free monthly sessions for care providers ...

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Business

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Cheshire care home welcomes new manager

New Care has appointed Darren Molyneux as registered home manager at Wilmslow Manor, its luxury ...

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People moves

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As care worker visas drop 81%, Martin Green calls situation ‘untenable’

The shift follows Rishi Sunak's move to ban health and care workers bringing 'dependants' with ...

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Categories

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National Care Group expands services in Wiltshire

Adult social care provider National Care Group has expanded its supported living services in Wiltshire ...

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Property

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Orchard Care Homes chief executive joins Care England policy board

Knight will work with Care England to identify major issues in social care and develop ...

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People

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‘Lessons learned’ from care home fire death, as HC-One fined over £500k

The fire is thought to have started because a bed-bound resident had been left to ...

5 months

Legal

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‘Lives being destroyed’ as care worker exploitation increases 500% in three years

The Royal College of Nursing said that migrant workers are at particular risk of exploitation ...

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Legal

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Scottish carer banned from profession after ‘bringing knives to work’

Michael Neilson was in the employment of Eidyn Care as a home care worker at ...

5 months

Legal

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Zephyr X secures finance for two new care homes

Property developer Zephyr X has secured £20 million in loans from Puma Property Finance to ...

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Business

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Couple acquire second Surrey care home

A couple who purchased a failing care home in Surrey in 2019 have added a ...

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Business

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Major refurbishment at Buckinghamshire care home

The Orders of St John Care Trust and Housing Solutions have begun major refurbishment of ...

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Property

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Inspectors praise ‘very good’ Falkirk care home

The Care Inspectorate (CI) report marked Care UK’s Caledonian Court as ‘very good’ and ‘good’ ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Kent later-living housing scheme changes hands

A joint venture between property development company Barcroft Estates and an unnamed global investment company ...

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Business

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Elizabeth Finn Homes introduces ‘progressive’ parental leave policy

The group hopes the move will help retain staff and inspire other care companies to ...

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Categories

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Majority of Brits happy to pay more taxes to fix social care, research shows

Among the many suggested improvements for the sector, the public most backs the idea of ...

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Categories

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Downing’s Mysa Care completes three acquisitions

Mysa Care, a care provider backed by investment manager Downing, has completed three acquisitions.

5 months

Property

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Right at Home franchise owner retires

Julie Foote, one of Right at Home's first franchise owners, is retiring after 13 years.

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People moves

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Harrogate care home opens memory suite

Hampden House, owned by social care group HICA, has opened a memory suite to support ...

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Dementia Care

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Galloway appointed manager of Felixstowe home

Healthcare Homes Group has appointed Jane Galloway as care home manager of Mill Lane Care ...

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People moves

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New manager for Barking Hall

Healthcare Homes Group has appointed experienced healthcare professional Sarah Collins as the new manager of ...

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People moves

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Public raises £60k to replace carer’s car destroyed in UK race riots

Nigerian student Brendan Nwabichie finished a 12-hour shift only to find his car entirely burnt ...

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Policy & Politics

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Care home owners hit with £120k fine for fire safety negligence

The judge in the case described defective fire doors and a lack of detection and ...

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Regulation & Inspection

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Shaw healthcare acquires two care homes

Cardiff-based Shaw healthcare has acquired two care homes in South Wales from specialist care charity ...

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Business

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Yorkshire NHS workers secure back pay through union negotiations

Unison successfully argued that the band two healthcare assistants had for years undertaken band three ...

5 months

Finance

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Care workers ‘targeted’ in England’s ‘far-right racist’ riots, warns CQC

It is 'completely unacceptable' that health and care workers should be 'prevented from delivering care ...

5 months

Policy & Politics

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Construction complete at extra care housing scheme

A residential care scheme designed to promote and maximise independent living has completed in London, ...

5 months

Property

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Bridgnorth nursing home appoints manager

Oldbury Grange, a 69-bed nursing home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, has appointed Jodie Haines as its ...

5 months

People moves

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Police notified after care home resident’s ‘toxic and fatal’ medication overdose

A coroner's report described Shahida Khan's death as 'unexplained', saying only trained staff were permitted ...

5 months

Clinical

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Home Instead takes virtual dementia experience on tour

Home care provider Home Instead has partnered with training organisation Training 2 Care to take ...

5 months

Dementia Care

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CQC confirms it is working on new handbook for providers

The handbook will address common complaints about the CQC such as poor communication and providers ...

5 months

Regulation & Inspection

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Lovett Care secures project finance

Care home operator Lovett Care has secured a £65 million revolving credit facility from real ...

5 months

Business

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Home care fee rates ‘dangerously low’, warns Homecare Association

The organisation said fees are failing to keep pace with rising wages and costs, risking ...

5 months

Business

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Home care service appoints head of governance and quality assurance

New Age Care, a Midlands-based home care service, has appointed Nav Singh as head of ...

5 months

People moves

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New complex care home opens in Telford

Exemplar Health Care, a provider of nursing care for adults with complex and high acuity ...

5 months

Property

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iCare International sold to an existing operator

An unnamed existing operator has purchased Stockport, Greater Manchester-based care group iCare International.

6 months

Business