RECENT NEWS

Academics to help improve dementia services

Care UK has selected the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester, as its new partner to help it invest further in its provision of care for people living with dementia.

Driving up standards should be focus for homes

Care homes need to drive up standards with improved training, support and investment from the local authorities, says care home specialist Caresolve.

NIHR report highlights care home research

A new report from the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) shows how clinical research is working to address the challenges faced by people working and living in care homes.

Transforming health and social care recruitment

An Amazon bestseller recruitment and retention book is set to transform health and social care by addressing the need for recruitment and retention improvement across the whole sector.

Quality care needs commensurate funding

Commenting on CQC’s Annual Report, Professor Martin Green OBE, chief executive of Care England, says: “The report indicates that although progress has occurred there is much to be done in order to ensure that all providers are in a position to provide the best quality care; getting to grips with the fees from local authorities and CCGs is key to this objective."

Sixth WCS Care home rated ‘outstanding’

Residents in Rugby are delighted that their home has become the sixth WCS Care home to be recognised as ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

CQC rates Warwickshire home 'outstanding'

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Drovers House in Rugby to be 'outstanding' overall following an inspection in April.

Brunelcare celebrates cultural diversity

Brunelcare’s Robinson House care home in Stockwood, South Bristol, has held a ‘food festival’ afternoon to celebrate the cultural diversity of the home’s residents and staff.

HC-One launches scheme to combat loneliness

A new scheme at three HC-One homes in West Yorkshire aims to combat the loneliness epidemic by introducing afternoon tea for seniors.

Suffolk nursing home rated 'outstanding'

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Risby Hall Nursing Home in Risby, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, to be 'outstanding' following an inspection in February.

Provider receives prestigious health and safety award

Barchester Healthcare is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its contribution to occupational health and safety in the healthcare sector.

Maritime home celebrates good care week

National maritime charity the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society welcomed actress and animal rights activist, Virginia McKenna, to its Banstead-based nursing care home, Belvedere House, as part of its Carers Week celebrations.

Company move delivers greater focus

Gainsborough Baths Limited, the West Midlands manufacturer for specialist bathing under its established Gainsborough, Abacus Healthcare and Access brands, is delighted to announce a new company structure and location for future development and enhanced customer service.

Evermore named top innovator in Europe

A North-West business that plans to eradicate institutionalised care and stamp out ageism has been named one of the top innovators in active and healthy ageing by the European Commission.

One Housing expands with extra care scheme

One Housing’s first Season-branded extra care scheme outside London, Rosebank Park, opened in Essex on Thursday 22 June; the £11 million development in Harwich is the first in it’s current wave of expansion into older people’s housing and care outside London.

HC-One makes residents’ dreams come true

National home care provider HC-One has been pulling out all the stops to make residents’ wishes come true at Meadowbank House in Bolton.

Retirement wing gets royal approval

A new multi-million pound, state-of-the-art retirement home at Nautilus International’s Wallasey-based, Mariners’ Park Estate, welcomed its first residents on 23 June following its royal unveiling.

Bield builds better access in Duns

Work has begun on a £200,000 investment in better access at a Berwickshire retirement housing development.

Nottinghamshire nursing home rated 'outstanding'

The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Wren Hall Nursing Home in Selston, Nottinghamshire, to be 'outstanding'.

Embrace sold to Sanctuary Group

Christie & Co has sold a portfolio of 35 care homes on behalf of Embrace Group to Sanctuary Group in an off market deal.

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