Inspired Villages buys site to develop retirement community

Inspired Villages - Legal & General’s later living business – plans to develop a 200-home retirement community after buying a 12-acre site in Caddington,...

Whiteley Homes Trust appoints chief executive

Rachel Hill has been officially promoted to chief executive of retirement community charity Whiteley Homes Trust. The appointment follows an internal and external selection process, which...

Sharp rise in Covid-related care home deaths

More than 2,300 Covid-related deaths occurred in care homes in England in the week to Friday 24 April, latest official figures have shown. Data released...

VIDEO: The Care Home Show speaks to… 

In this episode Simon Parker, founder of the care manage­­ment consultancy SP&P, speaks to Alex Speak, director of Purozo and founder and chief executive...

Shortage of placements for children in care needs resolving, says ADCS president

The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has vowed to work with government departments and providers to achieve a...

Brendoncare appoints Marianne Wanstall as chief executive

Hampshire-based charity The Brendoncare Foundation has appointed Marianne Wanstall as its chief executive. She will take up her post on 1 July when the current...

Children with care plans being sent home from special schools

Children with education, health and care (EHC) plans are being sent home from special schools because they are having to close due to staff...

Target’s portfolio value reaches more than £600m

The portfolio value of Target Healthcare REIT’s properties reached more than £600m, its unaudited quarterly net asset value (NAV) update has reported. It rose by...

Analysis of ONS data offers wider picture of Covid-related deaths

Analysis of official data for England and Wales has suggested that 7,000 people may have died in care homes as of Wednesday (22 April). Healthcare...

Covid-19 impacting care workers’ mental health, says poll

Half of health and social care workers across the UK feel their mental health has declined in the past eight weeks. Polling by YouGov and...