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HC-One fined more than £600,000 over choking incident

HC-One has been fined more than £600,000 after one of its residents choked on a piece of doughnut and died. The resident, Mrs Hughes, of...

Offer of free PPE to adult social care providers extended

Free personal protective equipment (PPE) will be offered to frontline health and social care staff in England for another year. Following a consultation, adult social...

Kingsley Healthcare restructures as part of digital growth strategy

Kingsley Healthcare has restructured its digital, marketing and IT department to prepare the company for its next phase of growth. The strategy has been set...

Chroma expands services in Voyage Care homes

Chroma has extended its contract with Voyage Care to provide creative arts therapy services at two more of its care homes. Residents at Devonshire House...

Compass rebrands and strengthens management team

Compass Holding Group has rebranded and strengthened its board with the appointment of a managing director of its Executives brand. Its rebrand to Compass Recruitment...

Older people’s housing choices ‘constrained’

A more focused approach is needed to meet the changing demands of housing for older people, with ‘little progress’ having so far been made. A...

Nursing home business ordered to pay more than £81,000

Oldbury Grange Nursing Home Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £81,000 at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court after it failed to protect residents from...

Operators face ‘significant challenges’ due to rising costs

Care home operators are set to see costs rise by £165m this year because of increasing prices for labour, supply and finance, research by...

Cyber security programme to support care providers extended

NHSX has extended its programme that supports care providers with data protection and cyber security. Providers will be supported through the Better Security, Better Care...

New Care plans to create 800 jobs

New Care is planning to create around 800 jobs across the North of England over the next 12-24 months, as part of its growth...