New Care’s first development in Yorkshire to open in spring

Building work on New Care’s £15m development in Adel, Yorkshire, is close to completing, with the setting due to open in April. The 74-bed care...

Operator accused of providing ’irrational excuse’ by ombudsman

A care provider has been accused of using an ‘irrational excuse’ as a reason not to comply with a finding from the Local Government...

Occupancy strengthening across Jewish Care settings

Occupancy is improving across care homes run by Jewish Care, with the majority of its ten settings back to pre-pandemic levels. The provider told CM...

Focusing minds

The year ahead offer opportunities for the care sector. Mary Wimbury explains A new year. It didn’t start well but we are all hoping for...

Supporting staff

Professor Green believes building back better needs to start with the workforce This year looks like being another challenging one for the care sector, and...

McCarthy Stone to build more retirement developments using MMC

McCarthy Stone will build 40 retirement developments using modern methods of construction (MMC), with the business aiming for 50% of its future communities to...

Dr Donald Macaskill takes up ambassadorial role at CWC

Dr Donald Macaskill has joined the Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) as an ambassador to help spread the organisation’s work in Scotland. The chief executive of...

Rynda Healthcare buys care home asset

Rynda Healthcare has bought a 90-bed care home in Edinburgh from Janus Henderson UK Property fund. Cairdean House, which will be let to Care UK,...

Task force to focus on better quality housing for older people

A task force will be launched to look at ways better housing can be provided for older people, as part of the government’s levelling...

Investment in housing for older people grows, research finds

Institutional investors spent £1.4bn in the UK seniors housing market last year, analysis from Knight Frank has shown. The annual spend represented a 2.2% rise...