Hallmark Luxury Care Homes to launch apprenticeship programme

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes is launching an apprenticeship programme in England designed to introduce young people to careers in adult social care while helping...

Hoama Group secures funding for care community development

Hoama Group has secured £18.2m from Cynergy Bank to support the development of Meadow View Care & Living, a 70-bedroom community in Staplehurst, Kent. The...

RCN calls for end to exploitation of migrant nursing staff in care sector

Some employers are exploiting migrant nursing staff in social care by taking advantage of their visa status, according to the Royal College of Nursing...

Dementia patients unnecessarily kept in hospital environments, study shows

One in six UK hospital beds is occupied by a person with dementia, with this number set to increase to one in four by...

CareTrust REIT grows UK footprint with deal for care home portfolio

CareTrust REIT has continued with its investment in the UK market, completing a deal for a 16-property care home portfolio for $226m (£167.3m). The investor...

Catalyst Care Ltd fined over operating unregistered children’s homes

Catalyst Care Ltd and its directors have been convicted and sentenced for operating unregistered children’s homes in Kent. The directors of the operator were warned...

Councils cannot outsource safeguarding duty, ombudsman warns

Councils and care providers are being urged to learn urgent lessons after an investigation found a woman received months of substandard care – including...

Bupa reports growing occupancy at UK care services

Bupa’s UK care services division delivered growth in both revenue and underlying profit in the first half of the year through rising occupancy and...

Nellsar transitions settings to nursing home status

Nellsar Care Homes has developed its specialist care offering after two of its settings transitioned to nursing home status. The provider, which operates 13 homes...

Barchester begins construction work on Camsfield Gardens

Barchester Healthcare has started construction work on a 54-bed care home development in Fareham, Hampshire. The home, which will be named Camsfield Gardens, is being...