RECENT NEWS

Work begins on new Hallmark care home

Construction work has begun on a 77-bed care home in Banstead, Surrey, which will be leased by award winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes.

Health and Social Care Network goes live

The first customer has connected to the Health and Social Care Network, which is intended to help health and care organisations to work better together to provide improved care for patients.

CQC publishes review of Bracknell Forest

The Care Quality Commission has published its findings following a review of health and social care in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire.

Castle Court sold to first time entrant

Castle Court Residential Home in Chepstow has been sold to a first time entrant to the care market; the sale was completed by way of a transfer of shares in the trading company, EVH Limited.

Whitehouse Farm welcomes special visitors

A popular North East farm attraction has proved that it really does offer fun for all ages by welcoming a very special group of visitors.

Nursing home prosecuted over serious injury

A care provider that failed in its duty to provide safe care and treatment has been ordered to pay £59,570.58 in fines and costs by Camberwell Magistrates’ Court.

Social care spending increases by £556 million

Annual spending by local authorities on social care rose by £556 million in 2016/17 to £17.5 billion, new figures show. That constitutes a 3.3 per cent increase in cash terms and a one per cent increase in real terms. It is the first time social care expenditure has risen in real terms since 2009/10.

Shortfall in bed spaces continues to rise

Over the next five years, demand for care home places is expected to far exceed the number of bed spaces available.

Successful sale of Elmhurst Care Home

Specialist property adviser, Christie & Co, has sold Elmhurst Care Home in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

St Monica Trust’s wins five awards

St Monica Trust’s care services have won five awards at this year’s Care and Support West Awards.

New owners for Gloucester care home

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has recently concluded the sale of Cavendish Care Home on Stroud Road in Gloucester, to a new entrant to the care sector.

Free flu Jabs for care home workers

In a circular from NHS England, the Department of Health and Public Health England, a new programme for vaccinating the at risk was unveiled, highlighting the virulent strain of flu in Australia and New Zealand and echoing messages of needing to prepare front line health and social care staff.

Threen House remains in special measures

Threen House Nursing Home in Mattock Lane, Ealing, was rated 'inadequate' overall and for providing care that was not safe and well-led following an inspection in August 2017.

Social care straining at the seams

The State of Care report released by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) confirms that care homes are closing and home care providers are handing back contracts because they cannot viably deliver them, but how have its findings been received by some of the organisations that work in the sector.

UKHCA chair warns over failure to act

Outgoing UKHCA chair Mike Padgham signed off from the organisation with a warning that failing to act on the current crisis in social care could bring down a government.

Multi-million pound care home opens in Staffordshire

A new multi-million pound care home in Staffordshire built by Wildgoose Construction has opened its doors to residents.

Councils face social care back bill, says ADASS

More than half of councils expect to overspend their adult social care budgets this year by up to nearly £21 million each, while all local authorities face having to help pay a potential adult social care bill of nearly £270 million to fund six years of backpay for sleep-in shifts, according to a new survey published by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).

Lack of bariatric facilities revealled

With one in four British adults now obese in older age, new figures from carehome.co.uk, reveal that only 39 per cent of care home staff say they have the bariatric facilities to look after obese residents, with one in 10 care home staff (13 per cent) having to turn them away due to lack of these services.

'Put health and safety first' urge specialists

ECO Integrated Property Solutions delivered a hard hitting presentation at the National Association of Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHICS) National Health and Safety Conference for Social Care in September.

Court Nursing Home sells to Care Inn

Acting on behalf of Parklands Care Homes Limited, specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has successfully transacted The Court Nursing Home in Cardiff in an off-market deal to Care Inn Limited.

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