Healthcare operator Hamberley Care Homes has signed a 30-year lease deal with Belgian healthcare real estate investment trust Aedifica’s UK division for a new luxury care home site eu1.hubs.ly/H0ffXHN0

Boutique Care Homes (Boutique Care Homes) has broken ground on its latest project, Martello Manor, a care home in Hythe, Kent eu1.hubs.ly/H0ff_lF0

Unlocking workforce potential: An overview of the apprenticeship levy initiative from Impact Futures eu1.hubs.ly/H0fgcWq0

Occupancy levels across UK private care homes have returned to, and in some cases exceeded, the pre-pandemic long-term average to reach 88%, according to Knight Frank’s 2024 Healthcare Trading Performance Report eu1.hubs.ly/H0fkbLm0

Residents and staff of Greenfield in Hull have celebrated the completion of a refurbishment programme at the retirement living scheme eu1.hubs.ly/H0fq4Vt0

Join us at Caring Times Owners Club London on 22 January for a day of insightful content and discussion for care home owners. Book your free place: eu1.hubs.ly/H0fpS2_0

We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year from the whole team at Nexus Media Group.

Paul Newman, chief executive of Greensleeves Care, has been appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year’s Honours List eu1.hubs.ly/H0fDDZc0

Caring Times interviews Paul Nery, founder and managing director of Rose Care Group, which now operates 10 care homes eu1.hubs.ly/H0fKk5q0

Angela Rippon is the celebrity ambassador for Care UK’s campaign “the Big Dementia Conversation” eu1.hubs.ly/H0fKWY40

Social care experts widely see the Casey Review’s 2028 release date as a delay tactic and wonder if some businesses will even survive to see its conclusion eu1.hubs.ly/H0fPT2k0

Save the date! The National Care Awards 2025 will be hosted at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, on 7 November. Book your tickets: eu1.hubs.ly/H0g7Cs40 #NationalCareAwards25

Nominate your Care Heroes 2025! Ontex has teamed up with Caring Times once again to reward those unsung heroes working in care eu1.hubs.ly/H0gl3-00

Congratulations to Enniscorthy Primary Care Centre @ Health Service Executive the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Architectural Design (International) Award!

Congratulations to Trent Bridge Care Home @ Tanglewood Care Homes, the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Architectural Design Award!

Congratulations to Outram Fields Care Home @ Cinnamon Care Collection, the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Interior Design Award!

Congratulations to Highfield Care Home @ Barchester Healthcare the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Exterior Design Award!

Congratulations to North View @ Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Specialist / Dementia Care Design Award!

Congratulations to Waddeson Wing, Stoke Mandeville Hospital @ Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Acute Design Award!

Congratulations to The Bevan Health and Wellbeing Centre @ Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, the winners of our #HealthcareDesignAwards25 Best Primary Care Design Award!