Club launched for rare obesity syndrome

Northamptonshire-based care home group Gretton Homes has launched a UK-wide club for people with the rare eating disorder Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) after it...

Flintshire refurbishment programme

The second of three care homes to be refurbished under Flintshire county council's facility improvement programme has reopened its doors with an additional focus...

Care UK contracts out to eco-builders

Construction of three new London care homes is being carried out by eco builder Metnor Ecosystems as part of a £10m private finance initiative...

Care Standards

Philip Hammond asked the Secretary of State for Health (23 Feb 2005: Column 680W) if he will take steps to ensure that persons making...

UKHCA secures funding for training

The UK Home Care Association (UKHCA) has been awarded £200,000 from the European Social Fund for a two-year project that will address the need...

£25m investment in Norfolk’s care

Construction work has begun on the first of five new care homes forming part of a £25m investment programme by Essex-based Hallmark Healthcare.Managing director...

Barchester investigates further expansion potential

Private care provider Barchester Healthcare is reported to be considering a £100m-plus bid for Northern Ireland's BetterCare care home chain after it raised £170m...

BUPA to fund research into care needs of older people

This year's BUPA Foundation specialist health grants are to go to research projects looking into Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases following a census...

Careforce continues its expansion

Careforce Group PLC, the domicillary care provider that became quoted on AIM last year, has announced a further two acquisitions and reassured investors with...

Four Seasons operations director

Lee Reed has been appointed to the post of operations director - specialist care at Four Seasons Healthcare. His appointment follows recent changes to...