109 Birthday Celebration For Local Care Home Resident
Celebrations were in full swing at Kingswood Court Care Home as resident Joyce marked her incredible 109th birthday.
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CQC Finds Too Much Variation In People’s Experiences Of Adult Social Care In National Assessment Programme
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published a report titled Local Authority Assessments 2023–2026: Emerging Themes and Findings drawing together findings from the first-ever national programme…
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Worthing Community Help Charity Raise £3,000 at Summer Fayre
Over £3,000 has been raised for a Worthing veterans’ care home after it threw open its doors to the public for its Summer Fayre.
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Salvation Army Exits Residential Care With Sale Care Home Portfolio
The Salvation Army has completed the exit of its 11 residential care homes to other owners and operators.
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Baroness Casey Warns Social Care Reform Will Fail Without Public Consent
Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock used a major speech to local government leaders to warn that we must resist the temptation to attempt major reform of adult social care…
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LGA Urges Locally Led Approach to Adult Social Care Reform
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to remain at the heart of adult social care reform, arguing that lasting change should be nationally…
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Thousands More Vulnerable Adults to Be Offered RSV Vaccine to Prevent Serious Lung Infection
Thousands more people including those in residential care at risk from a virus which causes pneumonia and other serious lung infections will be able to get vital protection on the NHS this winter.
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The UK Requires 139,000 New Care Home Beds By 2036, Increasing Current Supply By C. 30%
New research from Savills shows that the UK care home development market is entering a new phase of demand-led growth, as demographic pressures intensify and the need for new beds becomes increasingly acute.
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Prime Minister Will Have ‘No Excuse’ Not to Start Fixing Social Care Before General Election, MPs Say
The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the next Prime Minister to confirm that full proposals to fix adult social care should be published before 2028…
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Met Office Heatwave Alert: Rise in People Turning to Pets for Emotional Support
As the Met Office issues heatwave alerts across parts of the UK, new data reveals a surge in people turning to pets for comfort, companionship and emotional support while spending more time indoors.
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Care Home Shortfalls Leave Older Communities Exposed, New Bank Research Warns
A major new study has identified the parts of England where the supply of care home beds is failing to keep pace with the age profile of local residents, with the gap set to widen further as those populations continue to grow older.
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Care Campaign Urges Andy Burnham MP to Make Social Care the First Test of His Leadership
An open letter from the Care About Care campaign – run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite and backed by more than 4,000 people who work in, draw on or value care services…
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Care Providers Urged to Prepare as Amber Heat Alert Issued
Care homes across the south and east of England are being urged to step up heat-protection measures as forecasters warn of a fast-developing heatwave, with amber heat-health alerts now in force.
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UK Healthcare Real Estate Transactions Hit Record £11.3bn in 2025
Healthcare real estate transactions in the UK reached a record £11.3 billion in 2025, according to global property adviser Knight Frank, approximately four and a half times the historic five-year average and the highest annual volume recorded since 2012.
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Care Home Open Week Launches with A World Cup Theme
Leaders from across the care sector gathered on Monday 15th June to mark the start of Care Home Open Week 2026.
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