Floor plan: How quality flooring can improve outcomes in care facilities

Quadrant’s managing director, James Scully, discusses why modern high-quality, fit-for-purpose flooring materials can make a difference to the health and wellbeing of care home residents

picture of Flooring is a vital component in the design of social care facilities

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Critics hit out as Queen's Speech fails to address health and social care crisis

Concerns voiced after Government announces no further long-term funding for the NHS and fails to set out its plans for ...

Charterpoint secures planning permission for Leicestershire care home

73-bed facility to be built in Thurnby

Work starts on new dementia-friendly housing scheme

£6.1m extension to Abbeyfield York will provide 25 extra care and dementia care units

What next for social care?

Highland Marketing’s advisory board welcomed Jane Brightman, social care lead at Institute of Health and Social Care ...

Entries for the 2021 Building Better Healthcare Awards to open in May

The October event will celebrate winners from both 2020 and 2021 in a double celebration

Care groups demand government investment in technology to support dementia

18 health and social care groups write open letter to Prime Minister calling for investment in technology to help ...

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2021 now open for entries

Today sees the opening of the 2021 awards which will honour the very best of the industry

£12m care facility and retirement village completed

Stepnell completes construction of Eastcote Park elderly care and dementia facility in Solihull

Government announces blueprint for NHS and social care reform

New proposals launched to join up health and care services and embed lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic

Using technology to support over-stretched care workers

Phillip Moorcraft, UK director of CLB, explains how technology can help free up stretched care workers and ensure a ...

Flooring solutions fit for all

Joe Hurst from Altro explores the drivers behind specification of flooring solutions for care homes

Planning application submitted for specialist care home

Exemplar Health Care plans new support facility for adults in Wallasey

Social care sector to receive £269m boost

Government fund to increase staffing levels and COVID-19 testing capacity

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