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The water retail market opened in April 2017 and brought competition and the opportunity for businesses to reduce costs.

To support World Hand Hygiene Day on 5 May, Kimberly-Clark Professional is sharing Five Ways to improve hand hygiene standards within a healthcare environment, in recognition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) call to action for better hand hygiene to control infections.

Quantum Care – a not-for-profit care provider which offers specialised residential, dementia and nursing care across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex – delighted residents by opening up its care homes as part of Care Home Open Day.

Andover Nursing Home, a well-established care home situated in the heart of the Hampshire town of Andover has been purchased by Andover Care Ltd.

An Edinburgh care home is to have a state-of-the-art gym and give its residents access to health and fitness support, including innovative fall prevention classes.

A resident at The Grand Care Centre in West Bridgford, Nottingham, has celebrated a very special three digit birthday milestone.

Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth celebrated National Care Home Open Day by hosting ‘a right Royal knees up’ for members of the public, residents and their family and friends.

Audley Villages has released the interior plans for its first London retirement village on Nightingale Lane, Clapham Common; designed alongside interior design business Bernard Interiors, the plans break the mould in terms of what many expect of retirement properties.

A growing organisation needs grown-up technology, according to David Rowe-Bewick, group finance director at National Care Group, which is upgrading its problematic legacy technology to help it become one of the UK’s largest social care providers.

Members of Care UK’s residential care team are celebrating after winning in two categories of a national award scheme open to some of the biggest household brands in the country - not just those in the care sector.

Audley Group has made two appointments to its digital team as it continues to build on the business’ digital output.

A wide range of activities took place at all of Borough Care’s 11 homes for older people in Stockport, as part of Care Home Open Day.

Mayor councillor of Lichfield, Mrs Janice Greaves, has officially unveiled the brand new show suites at The Spires care home on Stafford Road.

Steve Douglas, co-chief executive of social housing consultant Altair Ltd and former chief executive of the Housing Corporation, is joining One Housing as its new chair.

Sunrise Senior Living UK has been awarded a prestigious award in recognition of its excellent health and safety provision for residents and team members.

Residents at Marnel Lodge care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire are celebrating after it performed strongly in a nationwide survey of care home residents and their family members and friends.

Darren and his wife Dionne entered the care sector in 2008 when they acquired their first care home, Cleeve House, a large Victorian home with beautiful views across the Malvern Hills.

When care home manager Saad Baig decided to introduce a wishing tree into the reception of his home in Middlesex, no one imagined it would result in one resident travelling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope or another taking to the wheel of a car for the first time in her life.

Oakland Care – a care provider with more than 25 years’ experience – has announced the practical completion of its latest care home, Beechwood Grove, which is set to open the doors to residents and the Eastbourne community in May 2018.

The chief executive of a Hull-based care organisation has marked 25 years with the company by walking 25 miles in one day, calling at eight of the company’s homes.