Changes to wage regulations that are set to come into force in April

Lovett Care invests in staff pay

Lovett Care will pay all its team members – regardless of age – a minimum of £12 per hour, as it looks to attract...

Extra funds welcomed but another ‘short-term’ sticking plaster

Councils across England will see £500m added to a grant to bolster budgets in adult and children’s social care. The money from government, which is...

Homecare service Vivant launches in London

Vivant has been launched in London by the former group director of wellbeing and membership at Loveday, Louise Blezzard. The homecare service will aim to...

Prestige Care Group to grow portfolio following acquisition of site

Prestige Care Group has purchased a 1.2-acre site in Aiskew, North Yorkshire, in a deal arranged by commercial real estate firm Colliers for £1.1m. The...

Care home deals roundup

Williamston Nursing Home, in Houghton, Pembrokeshire, has been purchased by Kuljit Grewal. The business occupies a period-built, extended country manor house over five acres of...

Aurem Care to invest £1m in East Sussex property

Aurem Care is investing £1m in one of its properties in Hailsham, East Sussex, creating around 20 jobs. Refurbishment of Beech House, part of Hailsham...

Care Concern Group to deliver 81-bed scheme in London borough

Knight Frank has secured the go ahead from the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham for construction of care home on behalf of its...

Aspire LPP sells care home site to Barchester Healthcare

Aspire LPP has sold a care home development site in Fareham, Hampshire, to Barchester Healthcare. The site has planning consent for a 60-bedroom care home...

Lucy Wightman to take up CEO role at Provide Community

Provide Community has appointed Lucy Wightman as its chief executive officer and chief nurse of Provide Health. She joins Provide Community from Essex County Council,...

Dan Scott-Elder joins Westgate Healthcare as operations director

Westgate Healthcare has appointed Dan Scott-Elder to the role of operations director. He has been working with older people for over 23 years in various...