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Care UK fined £1.5m for failures that led to resident choking to death
Care UK Community Partnerships has been fined £1.5m at Crawley Magistrates’ Court after one of its residents choked to death at Mill View care home, East Grinstead.
Alzheimer’s Society presents new Dementia Connect service at Braywood Gardens
Braywood Gardens care home in Nottingham, part of the Runwood Homes group, recently showcased the Alzheimer’s Society’s dementia support service.
Christie & Co secure sale of Nuneaton site to LNT Care
LNT Care has purchased a site with the benefit of planning consent for a care home in the market town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Downing LLP agrees £7.6m care home funding for Country Court
Leading healthcare investor Downing LLP has agreed a £7.6m funding facility to support residential care operator Country Court.
Triton Construction now at Liberty to deliver two new care homes
Liberty Care Developments has contracted Triton Construction to build two new £8m care homes.
Clegg Construction to build new Peterborough home for Avery Healthcare
Avery Healthcare has partnered with Clegg Construction to build a high-quality care home in Peterborough, in a contract worth £10m.
NCF dismisses independent review of health and adult social care leadership
Vic Rayner OBE of the National Care Forum has concluded that General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard’s new report contains ‘nothing of substance’ for social care leaders.
Music for Dementia celebrates the power of music this Carers Week
As part of Carers Week 2022 - taking place between 6-12 June - the Music for Dementia campaign is celebrating the transformative power of music for caregivers.
Virtual biking tech breaks cycle of low physical activity and depression
A new study has found that virtual cycling technology increases physical activity and reduces pain, anxiety, and depression in elderly people living in care homes.
New chief executive Sarah Jones ready to raise Anchor
England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people, Anchor Hanover Group, has announced the appointment of Sarah Jones as its new chief executive.
CareHomeLife makes carbon neutral pledge
Care home supplier CareHomeLife has announced its commitment to making its operations carbon neutral.
Hallmark’s Avnish Goyal receives CBE
Avnish Goyal, chair of Care England and founder of Hallmark Care Homes, has received a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honour’s list for his services to social care and philanthropy.
Derelict Reading hospital set to become care home
Dellwood Community Hospital in Reading, the scene of an infamous fire in 1954, looks set to become a care home.
Abbeyfield's annual celebrations to coincide with Platinum Jubilee
The Abbeyfield Society’s annual week of celebrations are set to coincide with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Christie celebrates fragrant Cinnamon deal
Senior living developer Charterpoint has sold a care home development near Leicester to operator Cinnamon Luxury Care.
Care operator Abbeyfield 'officially a good company to work for'
The Abbeyfield Society has been given 'one to watch' status from Best Companies, recognising it as one of the best large companies to work for in the UK.
Allica reports rise in care home borrowing
Since launching its specialist care home team in September 2021, Allica Bank has seen over £180m of care home businesses enquires.
Barchester Aspire to provide premium care in Kent
In a deal brokered by Christie & Co, care home developer Aspire LPP has delivered a new development in Tenterden, Kent, to Barchester Healthcare.
Councils rebut government social care funding forecasts in new report
A new report has revealed the likely regional impact of flagship social care reforms, casting serious doubt on the government’s sums.
Provider boosts Wellbeing on National Senior Health and Fitness Day
A Northamptonshire care home has collaborated with an inclusive fitness provider to celebrate National Senior Health and Fitness Day 2022.
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