Hindhead Care Home Celebrates Culture and Heritage
Residents at a care home in Hindhead, Surrey, have been enjoying new experiences from around the world from the comfort of their own armchairs. Staff…
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Health
£80m Challenge for Faster, Better Dementia Diagnosis Launched
Nine new technologies, including faster MRI brain scans and a remote cognitive assessment, are to be tested in the NHS as part of a government…
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AI Adoption Gathers Pace Across Social Care But Providers Call For Greater Support
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used across social care services, but providers need greater regulatory clarity, training and financial support to ensure the technology…
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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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MPs Take to the Pitch with Community Integrated Care at Labour Party Conference
The Rugby Football League (RFL) and Community Integrated Care brought the power of inclusive sport to the heart of this year’s Labour Party Conference, as…
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Council Fees Fall £2.36bn Short of Care Costs Report Reveals
A New Care England report reveals local authorities are underpaying for older people’s residential and nursing care by £2.36 billion a year, equivalent to an…
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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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Karuna Manor Care Home Welcomes Ganpati Bappa
Karuna Manor Care Home was filled with devotion, joy and spiritual warmth as residents, staff, families and members of the community came together to celebrate…
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Sector Leaders Respond to National Care Service Plans
Social care organisations have broadly welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans for a National Care Service, while stressing that sustainable funding, workforce reform and the…
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