RECENT NEWS

Thirty seven MHA care homes across England, Wales and Scotland are benefitting from a multi-million pound investment in a refurbishment programme to upgrade facilities.

The Orders of St John Care Trust’s Goodson Lodge Care Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has been awarded the Dementia Design Gold Award by independent experts at the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) University of Stirling.

BB Training Academy, an award-winning care training provider, has set out to recruit 100 Dementia Friends to help the local community cope with the challenges of an ageing population.

Residents at the Laurels & Pine Lodge Care Home enjoyed a visit nine year old pony, Star, who is a member of Lofty Therapy Horses Family.

Northcare Manor, a new care home in Edinburgh that incorporates an old shopping street to help its residents reminisce, has opened with the support of a £7.73 m funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Scarborough care provider Saint Cecilia’s is celebrating after picking up a cluster of accolades at this year’s Stars Awards.

Nine brave employees from the Hallmark Care Homes Central Support Office in Billericay, Essex walked 62 miles in two days to raise £13,700 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

LifeCare Residences, the luxury retirement community operator, has appointed Cathe Gaskell as non-executive director – clinical governance.

Courtney Thorne has announce the opening of a new sales office in Stockport and is welcoming new team members as part of a continued expansion.

A Hull-based care organisation has appointed a new learning and development manager as part of its ongoing commitment to invest in its workforce.

A 95-year-old South Lanarkshire pensioner has painted over 350 dazzling masterpieces, despite being registered blind.

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Training & Development Forum returns to the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham on 3-5 October 2018.

Newland House in Witney, part of the Hartford Care family, has proudly received an overall ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Care providers will learn how harnessing the power of robotics and new technology can open up a brave new world for them when they gather for a major conference.

This month, the first residents are moving in to Brendoncare Otterbourne Hill, a dementia focused community development offering three integrated services on one site.

Wimbledon fortnight inspires many people to pick up a racket, and not-for-profit older people’s care provider, Borough Care, is giving its residents the chance to do just that.

Staff from Barchester Healthcare care homes throughout the UK put the ‘fun’ into ‘fundraising’ by participating in the Virgin Sport British 10K run in London on 15 July in the scorching heat to help raise £3,259.30 for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation.

A partnership between Hartford Care and social integration charity The Challenge will see 70 young people volunteering and visiting older residents at Hartford Care care homes in Berkshire in July and August.

Residents at care homes in Cheshire, Dorset and Worcestershire are celebrating after learning their entries to a national poetry writing competition have been selected as the best in the country.

Audley Group has promoted Joanna Lander as care director, formally head of care operation at Audley Care.