RECENT NEWS

MHA Norwood care home in Ipswich recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in style as staff, residents and volunteers came together for a fun-filled day.

Lucerne House Care Centre in Alphington, Exeter passed a recent Care Quality Commission inspection with an overall 'outstanding' rating for the second time after being praised for a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led service.

A local care home that was in administration for three years and had an 'inadequate' rating has transformed itself over the past nine months into a home that is striving for 'excellence in dementia care'.

The first event held to celebrate social care providers on the Yorkshire coast has been hailed a success.

Residents, relatives and team members at Karuna Manor care home in Harrow celebrated the biggest Hindu festival of Diwali, known as the Festival of Light, with music, fireworks and dancing.

Morrison Community Care Group has secured £6.6 million of finance from Allied Irish Bank (GB) for a new care home in Troon, Ayrshire.

A care provider that failed in its duty to provide safe care and treatment has been ordered to pay £123,699.90 in fines and costs by Leeds Magistrates’ Court.

An award-winning, family owned care group has reason to celebrate after being shortlisted in the prestigious Surrey Care Awards 2019, which recognise excellence in social care provision in the county of Surrey.

The mayor of Poole, councillor Marion Le Poidevin, officiated at the grand opening of Oakdale care home, joined by members of the community and local healthcare professionals.

Residents, team members and the local community were thrilled when a generous donation from Dementia Club UK, which is supported by Saracens, led to Carlton Court care home in Barnet being gifted an OM game system, which is an interactive game focused on motion activated sensory technology, as part of the home’s Dementia Club launch.

Aura Care Living's luxury retirement village and care home, Stratton Court in Cirencester, has just launched a new monthly community event to combat loneliness in the elderly and use the proven healing and uplifting power of music as therapy.

A luxury care home in the heart of Hereford has been officially unveiled by former SAS hero Bob Curry – with more than 150 people attending the ceremony.

Immedicare, an innovative telemedicine service connecting medical specialists with care home residents via video link, has now been rolled out across 55 of the city’s care homes.

Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, joined Rivermede Court’s general manager, Libby Barrett, to officially open the new £8 million Egham-based luxury care home, which will offer residential, dementia and respite care.

A care home in Leicestershire has been rated 'outstanding', following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

MHA Mayfields care home in Ellesmere Port celebrated the opening of its new garden space recently with a special ceremony, which included a blessing by the home’s chaplain, Wyn Davies.

New £12 million care home, Brockington House, has been named one of the top-rated care homes in Hereford by carehome.co.uk.

Fairways Care Home, a well-established care home in Bournemouth, Dorset has been sold to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

The Duchess of Cornwall joined school pupils and care home residents over tea and a shared love of poetry in celebration of the inaugural Poetry Together initiative.

Care home group CHD Living has launched an ‘Adopt a Grandparent’ campaign to coincide with National Grandparents Day, which took place on Sunday 6 October.