Complaints about adult social care in England rose by 22% last year, according to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s (LGSCO) Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2025-26, published today.

Residents, team members, and families from Archbridge Manor care home in Telford organised their own Memory Walk in honour of World Alzheimer’s Day.

Two of Belong’s pioneering care villages, Belong Warrington and Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme, have been awarded the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award for their exceptional standard of end-of-life care, with both of the dementia specialist’s villages achieving the prestigious Platinum rating.

A Senedd member was moved to tears after joining residents at a North Wales dementia care home for a poignant sing-song.

Business property adviser, Christie & Co, has launched its ‘Care Market Review 2026’ report, revealing a sector that is moving forward with growing confidence, supported by strong investor demand and improving operational performance.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said that progress on mandatory learning disability and autism training is uneven, one year after the publication of the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice. Some providers are showing innovation, but others are not meeting the requirement at all.

Chartwell House by Boutique Care Homes, in Broadstairs, Kent, welcomed 11 learners from CXK’s Explore Health and Social Care Programme for a Dementia Friends awareness session, giving them a first taste of what a career in care could look like.

Ill health, caring responsibilities and redundancy are cutting working lives short and putting retirement incomes at risk.

Catherine House Care Home has received a Gold award after being named a joint winner of the Courtyard category in the 2026 Frome in Bloom competition.

Residents and staff at a Derbyshire care home welcomed local firefighters for a special thank-you after crews worked through the night to tackle a serious fire metres from the home.