Programme to tackle over-medication in care homes launched

NHS England has recruited medical and clinical staff as part of its £20m programme to help prevent care home residents being given too much...

InProgress: latest developments

Colten Care Colten Care has opened its latest home, Bourne View in Poole, Dorset. The home has 68 en-suite bedrooms and two guest suites along...

Legal & General launches Guild Living

Legal & General has launched Guild Living, a developer and operator of urban later living communities, as part of a partnership with a team...

Care home provider fined for fire

Newgrange of Cheshunt Ltd has been fined £175,000 for the fire which killed two pensioners at a care home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, in April...

Shifting to supported living

Deven Pamben provides an overview of LaingBuisson’s latest study into the adult specialist care market The adult specialist care sector has seen a slow but...

Social media strategy

Colin Angel offers advice on how providers can benefit from the use of a social network Social media is a multi-faceted tool to engage with...

Plotting the route for growth

Deven Pamben reports from LaingBuisson’s Healthcare Real Estate Conference, which painted a positive investment picture. UK health and social care remains one of the most...

Sovereign Capital begins sale of Outcomes First Group

Private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners has started its sale of Outcomes First Group, with the first round of bids due by 23 May,...

Stroke scheme aims to reduce care needs

A £9m stroke programme as part of the NHS long-term plan could save at least 200 lives and reduce pressure on care services. The NHS...

The same old story

Care England chief executive Professor Martin Green is calling for a commissioner to represent older people The 21st century is one that is characterised by...