Barchester Healthcare launches hospitality apprenticeship programme

Barchester Healthcare has launched a hospitality apprenticeship initiative, covering career pathways from kitchen assistants to senior head chefs. Fifty employees are enrolling onto the programme,...

Ilarna supports NHS trusts on hospital discharge

Digital healthcare platform ilarna is helping NHS trusts improve patient care, support safe and timely discharge from hospital, and make better use of hospital...

Value of care homes for older people market grows to £27.3bn

The value of the older people’s care home market has risen by more than 50% since its dip during the pandemic, data from LaingBuisson...

Myths preventing adoption of tech to support ageing relatives

Four-fifths of people (79%) believe technology could help support an older relative, yet only 12% have actually adopted tech-enabled aids such as alarms, apps...

CCH Group expands extra care provision with Bournemouth contract

CCH Group has secured a contract to deliver services across two extra care housing schemes in Bournemouth, Dorset, further strengthening its presence in the...

Cera launches AI lab for care sector

Cera has launched a dedicated AI lab for the care sector to help address capacity issues in the system. The lab will draw on Cera’s...

Hartford Care partners with Teton on AI-powered monitoring

Hartford Care is partnering with AI-powered passive monitoring system Teton to help improve delivery of personalised, proactive care for its residents. Teton uses ambient monitoring...

International standard launched for social care

An international standard aimed at transforming how care quality for older people is defined and measured, has been launched. Published by the International Organization for...

Picture for social care ‘remains precarious’, says report

Growth in adult social care spending on provider fees and people receiving support has come at the cost of weakening financial health of councils...

ECHO Supported Living Scotland to deliver services in Alloa

ECHO Supported Living Scotland will deliver services at five newly developed homes in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Developed in...