RECENT NEWS

LNT Care Developments expands site-finding team

Developer of turn-of-key care facilities, LNT Care Developments (LNT), is currently active on 25 sites across the UK.

Donation helps tenants get better connected

An East Ayrshire Very Sheltered Housing Development has helped spark interest in online after a generous donation enabled it to purchase iPads for all tenants to use.

Four Seasons sells six homes to Hill Care

Christie & Co has sold six care homes on behalf of Four Seasons to Hill Care for an undisclosed price.

BES acquires dementia-friendly activity company

BES Rehab Ltd has announced the acquisition of Activities to Share, a company that provides dementia-friendly activity products.

Labour Candidate officially opens Nurse Plus branch

Labour Parliamentary Candidate Mike Kane joined staff at Nurse Plus to officially open its latest branch in Sale, which will offer staffing services to healthcare organisations in the local area.

Go-ahead for new £7.5m Warwick care home

An inspirational new £7.5 million dementia specialist care home has been given the go-ahead in Warwick after being granted planning permission.

LNT to build 186 new care beds for Sanctuary Group

In a transaction brokered by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co, LNT Construction will deliver three new turnkey care homes in Pensby in Merseyside, Devizes in Wiltshire and Nantwich in Cheshire that include about 60 bedrooms each for Sanctuary Care.

Pedalling posse cycle 220 miles for charity

A cycling group from Aberdeen is set to tackle a 220 mile cycle from Inverness to Campbelltown to raise money for charity.

Bield tenants inspired by community to give back

A Melrose Retirement Housing Development has raised a total of £600 to make a donation to the local health service.

Independent living scheme gets Royal seal of approval

National property maintenance, refurbishment and new build contractor, Novus Property Solutions had just two weeks to redecorate an Independent Living Scheme in Dunstable prior to a visit from Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.

Boyzlife make resident's dream come true

A care home resident had her dreams come true when Boyzlife stars stopped off to visit her while in Glasgow.

Essex care home bought by first-time entrant

Specialist commercial finance broker, Christie Finance, has arranged funding for first-time buyers Dhananjay and Marie Nowbuth to purchase Hailey House Care Home in Maldon, Essex.

Improving the learning environment for care staff

Care England has welcomed the launch of Teaching Care Home Impact Report; this suite of reports sums up the Teaching Care Home Programme - ground-breaking, nurse-led pilots to improve the learning environment for staff working in homes, undergraduate nurse apprenticeships and all learning placements in care homes.

Activity provides comfort to dementia patients

Two kind-hearted care workers at Nurse Plus Folkestone have been providing comfort to dementia patients thanks to the creation of ‘Twiddle Muffs.’

Wonderful nurses praised on international nurses day

This International Nurses’ Day, nurses in Barchester care homes and hospitals across the UK were thanked for their fantastic work and celebrated for the vital role they play in care settings.

Collaboration key to vibrant adult social care sector

The National Care Forum (NCF) and the Aged Care Channel (ACC) share a common vision, which is to change media headlines in relation to the adult social care sector workforce.

Islington’s Lennox House rated 'inadequate' by CQC

An Islington care home run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, has been rated 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission.

Care England conference looks to the future

Speaker invitations have now been issued, and the programme is close to finalisation for the Care England 2017 conference and exhibition, Shaping Tomorrow, which will take place at Church House, Westminster, on Thursday 16 November.

Older people’s charity launches fundraising challenge

Independent Age, the older people’s charity, is launching a brand new nationwide fundraising challenge – called 100 in10 - which invites participants to cover a total of 100km in 10 weeks in any way they choose.

Innovative hen project spreads its wings to Bristol

On 8 May Bristol MP Chris Skidmore and Brunelcare’s CEO Kevin Fairman joined residents, staff and six hens at Deerhurst Care Home to launch the HenPower project.

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