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Care Homes’ Open Garden Days Raise £1,000 for NGS Charities

Community-minded residents and staff at three Hampshire care homes have raised more than £1,000 for charities supported by the National Garden Scheme (NGS). Around 125…

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CareTrust REIT Signs Deal with LNT Care to Buy 45 New Care Homes in £1.1bn Deal

LNT Care Developments has announced a sale and leaseback agreement with US based CareTrust REIT, who have purchased the freehold interests of 45 operational and…

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Autumn Budget Must Back England’s Counties as Social Care Spend Increases

County and rural councils are facing a £7 billion-a-year increase in service costs by 2028/9 unless the Government takes action in next month’s Autumn Budget,…

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Braintree Care Home Residents and Staff Go ‘Pink’ to Help Combat Cancer

Residents and staff at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court, in Braintree, Essex, have joined forces to raise money for Breast…

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Teesside care homes gather for Macmillan Coffee Morning

Dozens of residents and staff members from Mandale House Care Home, in Thornaby, Ingleby Care Home, in Ingleby Barwick, and Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in…

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Get involved: Meals on Wheels Week 2026 takes place 2-6 November

The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is urging the whole country to get behind Meals on Wheels Week 2026 and help celebrate this valuable…

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National Care Service Vision Leaves the Care Home Market with “More Questions than Answers”

The founder and executive chairman of LaingBuisson, William Laing, has outlined a number of potential implications for care home operators, residents and investors following Prime…

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Government Announces National Collective Pension Scheme for Care Workers

A new national collective pension scheme for adult social care workers is to be introduced by the government, alongside plans for a dedicated workforce strategy…

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MHA Bags Silver Award for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Progress

Methodist Homes (MHA) has achieved the Silver Standard Award in the Onvero (formerly Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) 2026 Tide awards. The award follows…

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Migrant Workers Held Protest at Labour Conference Over ‘Broken Promises’

Migrant workers must not be made scapegoats for politicians’ failure to invest in public services, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has told protesters at the…

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