Finance director recruited at Athena Care Homes

Athena Care Homes has appointed Ben Wright as its finance director to lead the provider through a period of growth. Wright joined Athena Care Homes...

Churchill appoints Alan Edgar as MD for the East

Churchill Retirement Living has appointed Alan Edgar as its regional managing director for the East of England. He joins the operations board and will work...

Paul Najsarek appointed as interim ombudsman

Paul Najsarek has been appointed as the interim Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), following the retirement of Michael King at the end...

Cera reaches recruitment milestone using Care Friends app

Digital-first home healthcare provider Cera has hired 1,000 carers through recruitment app Care Friends. Since launching with Cera in November 2020, Care Friends has enabled...

Anchor secures ‘green’ funding to retrofit homes

Anchor has secured £2.2m from wave 2.1 of the social housing decarbonisation fund to retrofit more than 300 homes by 2025. The not-for-profit provider of...

Workforce challenges drive up agency costs at National Autistic Society

Recruitment and retention challenges drove rising expenditure at the National Autistic Society, as agency staff costs grew 29%. Its financial results showed the workforce accounted...

Reform plans could dampen investor appetite

Investors could begin to lose appetite in the care home sector due to threats from charging reform policies. Publishing the 33rd edition of Care Homes...

Campaign aims to highlight benefits of working in children’s care  

A sector-led national recruitment campaign has been launched aimed at inspiring more people to discover career opportunities in children’s homes. The #IfYouCareYouCan campaign, through films...

Cecily Davis to become non-exec director of Triple Point

Triple Point Social Housing REIT has appointed Cecily Davis to its board as an independent non-executive director with effect from 23 May, immediately following...

Providers struggling to access dental care for residents

Some providers are finding it extremely challenging to access NHS dental care for residents using their services. In 2019, 6% of care homes told the...