30 Apr 2012
Nottinghamshire County Council have completed the transfer of six care homes to private sector provider Runwood Homes, who have agreed to freeze residents’ fees for a period of three years as part of the deal. Councillors are satisfied.....
30 Apr 2012
Four Seasons, the leading independent provider of health and social care in the UK has announced that private equity firm, Terra Firma has agreed to acquire the company. Four Seasons operates 445 care homes and 61 hospitals.....
27 Apr 2012
A twenty-one year old Warminster care home worker has pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud, which occurred during her employment at Longbridge Deverill House. Wiltshire Police confirm they had been contacted in January regarding.....
27 Apr 2012
The Design Council has launched five innovative concepts to help improve the lives of people with dementia. ‘Thinking dogs for dementia’ and an appetite-stimulating ‘scent clock’ are just two of the products and services, which.....
27 Apr 2012
The Local Government Association has written a letter to the three main political parties calling for radical reform in elderly and disabled care. Sir Merrick Cockell, the chairman of the Local Government Association, which.....
26 Apr 2012
The Department of Health has selected sixteen homes to take part in a pilot study, the findings from which will be used to develop a training package to drive up the standards of dementia care provision in care homes. In particular.....
26 Apr 2012
The Department of Health has released the details of its Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, which demonstrates support from an extensive range of public figures, care charities and business leaders keen to support the Prime.....
26 Apr 2012
The City of London police have confirmed the arrest of a former Care Quality Commission (CQC) employee, on suspicion of bribery and money laundering, relating to allegations that care home proprietors have been offered better inspection.....
26 Apr 2012
Documentary maker, Louis Theroux, will be examining the challenging world of dementia tonight in his BBC series Extreme Love. The second episode of his series will air on BBC Two at 9pm. The first episode looked at a school.....
25 Apr 2012
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is hoping to appeal to care home residents’ sense of occasion, as the organisation encourages care providers to serve up a meal based on that served to the Her Majesty the Queen at.....
25 Apr 2012
Holyrood Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has attended a ceremony in Dundee to recognise 40 Care Inspectorate staff who have achieved the pioneering Regulation of Care Award (RoCA), the first professional qualification in regulation.....
25 Apr 2012
Specialist residential care provider the Heathcotes Group has confirmed the addition of two renovated Yorkshire care homes to its portfolio. Heathcotes Bridlington and Heathcotes Whitley have both recently experienced extensive.....
24 Apr 2012
A press release from Ash Court Care Home, the Camden home that was the focus of yesterday evening’s Panorama documentary, has accepted that “great distress” was caused while expressing confidence in the wider team of staff who work.....
24 Apr 2012
Today sees the first of two remaining All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) evidence sessions taking place, organised to allow MPs to hear from experts in the social care sector and from local authorities, before Parliament itself.....
24 Apr 2012
The Action on Elder Abuse charity is among those to have questioned the role of healthcare organisations the Care Quality Commission and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, after the BBC Panorama programme broadcast yesterday evening.....
24 Apr 2012
Ninety-nine per cent of people in the UK would rather live at home or in a retirement village, than a care home, according to a new survey. The research commissioned by Audley Retirement, found people would prefer to downsize.....
23 Apr 2012
Four care home workers have been sacked at Ash Court Care Centre, in Camden, in relation to a case of physical abuse which occurred last year and resulted in Jonathan Aquino, 30, being jailed for 18 months at Blackfriars Crown Court.....
23 Apr 2012
Voyage Care, specialists in care for people with learning disabilities and complex needs such as brain injuries, have announced the acquisition of Solor Care Group. Made possible thanks to an equity injection from majority shareholders.....
23 Apr 2012
Older people’s charity Action on Elder Abuse are working hard to inspire fundraising efforts for this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2012, on June 15. Operating within the UK and Ireland, Action on Elder Abuse consist.....
20 Apr 2012
Private equity firm, Terra Firma, is reportedly one of the front runners in a deal to buy up some of Four Seasons Health Care, which runs 445 care homes in the UK. The group bought 140 homes from the failed Southern Cross business.....
20 Apr 2012
Care homes need to be on the lookout for signs of financial abuse, warns an auditor, after a finance manager was failed for stealing thousands of pounds from vulnerable care home residents. Jenny Glanister, who dubbed herself ‘Lady.....
20 Apr 2012
Two people have died during a flu outbreak that has hit two nursing homes in Wales. The flu outbreak at the first nursing home in Swansea has killed two people and left five people hospitalised. A further nine patients and three.....
19 Apr 2012
A finance manager, responsible for two care homes for adults with learning disabilities, stole a total of £338,805 from the homes and its residents. Jenny Glanister, who dubbed herself ‘Lady Glanister’, was jailed for 23 months.....
19 Apr 2012
Aran Hedd care home in Abercynon in Wales, has given its residents a week to find somewhere else to live, after announcing it is to close due to financial problems. The home will close next Friday leaving eight vulnerable residents.....
19 Apr 2012
London mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone, has pledged his support for Anchor’s Grey Pride campaign, which is calling on the Government to appoint a dedicated Minister for Older People. On the day of the Commons debate of the so-called.....
18 Apr 2012
A South Norwood supported living service from Care Management Group (CMG), set up for the benefit of adults with learning disabilities, has transformed the life of Morris Walters (pictured above) thanks to the new life skills he has.....
18 Apr 2012
Adult social care could be: "frozen like rabbits in the headlights" warns incoming ADASS president Sarah Pickup, "with no chance of an emergency stop, the results would not be pretty." The Association of Directors of.....
17 Apr 2012
Young spinal cord injured patients are spending up to two years living in care homes for the elderly, leaving them feeling depressed and isolated, according to a new study. Up to one in five of the 1,200 people in the UK paralysed.....
17 Apr 2012
The Maria Mallaband Care Group are inviting members of the Cheshire community to visit their latest state-of-the-art care residence. The Westbourne is a Holmes Chapel-based care home designed to a five-star standard, consisting.....
17 Apr 2012
A learning disability charity has launched a new easier-read resource about what to expect from the NHS. The booklet produced by The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities provides practical hints and tips for people.....