Barchester Healthcare opens Lotus Manor

Barchester Healthcare has opened its latest care home – Lotus Manor in Woking, Surrey. Its 64-bed care home offers residential support, respite stays and specialised...

Children’s residential care costs almost double, says report

Residential care costs for looked-after children have almost doubled in five years, reaching £3.1bn in 2023-24 (2019-20: £1.6bn), data from the National Audit Office...

Rangeford Villages recruits James Grundy to manage Homewood Grove

Rangeford Villages has appointed James Grundy as its village manager at Homewood Grove in Chertsey, Surrey. Grundy, who will oversee the day-to-day operations of the...

Visiting Angels expands into north London

Homecare provider Visiting Angels has expanded into north London, launching in Islington. Visiting Angels North London is led by Max Read, who spent nearly a...

Oakland Care expands memory care provision

Oakland Care has expanded its memory care floor at Elmbrook Court in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The additional space is in response to growing demand for its...

Partnership aims to improve care for people with hearing loss

SweetTree Home Care Services is partnering with deaf awareness training provider Engage to help improve the care and support provided to those with age-related...

System of distributing care funds through councils ‘must go’, says report

The system of distributing funds for care through local authorities should end, according to a report by the Social Care Foundation (SCF). It calls for...

Inspection backlog of homecare providers worsens, data reveals

Regulation of homecare providers has worsened over the past 12 months, with the inspection backlog growing and fewer people able to rely on ratings...

Signature invests £7.5m in refurbishment programme

Signature Senior Lifestyle is investing £7.5m across several of its homes to improve its settings and the wellbeing of its residents. The 12-month refurbishment programme...

Baroness Casey of Blackstock chairs cross-party roundtable

Baroness Casey of Blackstock has chaired a cross-party roundtable to discuss the work of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care. The meeting, held in...