Lovett Care opens 78-bedroom property

Lovett Care has officially opened a 78-bedroom care home in the village of Kings Hill in Kent. Offering residential, nursing, dementia and respite care, the...

Raising the stakes

It’s not easy to throw down the gauntlet to your biggest customer but sometimes there is no alternative. Mei-Ling Huang, partner and lead of...

Social care needs ‘rebrand’, says white paper

Recruitment agency Brook Street Social Care has launched a white paper designed to strengthen the sector’s identity, improve workforce sustainability and support long-term growth. It...

Elmfield Care Group home achieves veteran friendly framework status

Old Sarum Manor Care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, has achieved veteran friendly framework (VFF) status, strengthening the support it provides to former members of...

Care index reveals factors driving occupancy growth

Occupancy growth in care homes depends on ‘two engines’ working together – the demand engine and the conversion one. A national benchmarking report has revealed...

Technology, trust and the future of care

Professor Donald Macaskill, Scottish Care chief executive officer, believes the future of care will not be determined by algorithms alone. It will be shaped...

Priory Group appoints CFO

Priory Group has appointed Jim Lee as chief financial officer. Lee has held senior finance roles at Priory, which is part of Waterland Private Equity-backed...

Harrington Care Homes and Perseus to deliver 80-bed scheme

Harrington Care Homes has acquired a site in Twickenham, London, from Whitbread Plc, working alongside Perseus Land & Developments. The asset, which was home to...

Evaran appoints James Frampton as general manager

Care software provider Evaran has appointed James Frampton as its UK general manager. He has joined the business to help guide Evaran’s strategic direction and...

Meeting the recruitment challenge

Social care offers the potential to develop careers. Professor Martin Green, Care England chief executive officer, explains Recruiting and retaining young people in the social...