Agincare in the news

Recent media coverage about Agincare.

As Agincare continues to grow into one of England’s largest healthcare providers, we are appearing more and more in local, national and sector media.

 PublicationNews story
Dorset Echo logo Dorset Echo - 03/03/2021Agincare residents to host exhibition
Care Talk 01/02/23Raina Summerson - page 10 Future of Social Care
Burnham on Sea online 30/01/23Mayor praises Beaufort Park under new ownership
New Cross Care 26/01/23Raina Summerson - Voices of Care interview with Suhail Mirza
BBC News logo BBC Radio Solent- 25/01/23Raina Summerson care recruitment interview from 7 mins
BBC News logo BBC Radio Solent- 16/01/23Raina Summerson international recruitment interview from 36 mins
Care Talk 30/11/22Raina Summerson is home care business woman of the year
Burnham & Highbridge News 07/11/22Beaufort Park now owned by Agincare
FE Week 03/11/22Training Now team overjoyed with Good Ofsted report
Laing Buisson 25/10/2022Agincare finalises deal for Beaufort care home and retirement apartments
Greatest Hits Radio 20/10/22103 year Ruby's dream to re-visit home town comes true
Care Management Matters 11/10/22Opinion: Raina Summerson Recruitment and retention in home care
Home Care Insight 30/09/22 Agincare wins large business of the year!
Daily Echo 28/09/22 Waterloo Care Home rated Good by CQC
Dorset Nub NewsDorcheter's Cheriton Care Home rated Good!
Wiltshire Gazette & Herald 22/07/22Furlong Close saved!
Caring Times 06/07/22Winners of new Agincare Hero Awards revealed
Dorset Echo logo Dorset Echo 06/07/22Cheriton Care Home Olympics
Home Care Insight 05/07/22 Agincare Hero Award winners announced
Care Home Professional 27/05/2022Raina Summerson and Agincare
Your Harrogate 13/05/2022Harrogate new care head office opens in Harrogate
Laing Buisson 13/05/2022Charity confirms sale to Agincare
Farmers Guardian 11/05/2022RABI confirms care home sale
Home Care Insight 10/05/2022Mayor opens Agincare's fourth regional head office
Care Home Professional 10/05/2022Agincare acquires Somerset care home
Dorset Biz News 09/05/2022Dorset care company opens new regional head office
Care Talk 29/4/2022New provider appointed for Torbay extra care communities
Bexhill Observer 5/4/2022Bexhill care home rated GOOD by CQC inspectors.
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight 3/3/22New service to free up hospital beds and bring new jobs to Oxfordshire
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#CareUncut - Co=Produce Care 18/01/22Reflections on Health & Social Care White Paper featuring Raina Summerson
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight & Care Home Professional 7/1/2022Home Care Leaders - Agincare boss shares her predictions for 2022
Care Talk Magazine
December 2021
Opinion: Raina Summerson: Breaking the barriers to recruitment feature
BBC News logo BBC Radio Solent 23/12/21Christmas spirit is alive and well at Blenheim Care Home View from 11 mins
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight & Care Home Professional 16/12/21Home Care Leaders: - Agincare boss Raina Summerson shares biggest lessons learned from 2021
Dorset Echo logo Dorset Echo 20/10/2021Weymouth care services founder Derek Luckhurst wins lifetime award
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight & Care Home Professional 14/10/2021Leaders in Care Life Time Achievement Award Derek Luckhurst
BBC News logo BBC - 08/09/2021Health and social care reform announcement View from 11 mins
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight - 14/05/2021Joanna Lumley praises ‘absolutely fabulous’ Agincare staff
Care home resident by beach West Sussex Gazette - 10/05/2021Littlehampton care home residents celebrate new-found freedom
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight - 03/03/2021‘I’ve never felt so proud’: Agincare founder looks back on 35 years in the care sector
Dorset Echo logo Dorset Echo - 03/03/2021Dorset care provider celebrates 35th anniversary
BBC News logo BBC - 17/03/2021Social care leaders warn of funding 'cliff edge'
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Swindon Advertiser - 15/02/2021All patients at Wroughton care home given Covid-19 vaccine
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight - 09/02/2021Our CEO Raina Summerson discusses the history and future of Agincare, plus her thoughts on social care reform, including what she would do to reform the system as Prime Minister.
St Peter's Park COVID vaccine Bexhill Observer - 09/02/2021Bexhill retirement village residents receive Covid vaccine.
Home care worker Soreya Daily Echo - 04/12/2020Christchurch home carer praised with saving man's life in Boscombe
First care worker in Dorset getting Covid vaccine Dorset Echo - 09/12/2020Care worker is first person in Dorset to be given Covid vaccination
Mirror Mirror - 26/09/2020Care homes in PPE plea as they warn Matt Hancock's £550m plan 'only scratches surface'
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group - 3/11/2020Agincare listed in 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain - an annual celebration of the fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight - 02/12/2020Government ministers’ understanding of social care ‘better than ever’, say sector leaders
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight - 27/10/2020How are home care providers motivating staff amid a second COVID-19 wave?
Home Care Insight Home Care Insight - 02/10/2020Agincare shares home improvement tips to help older people stay safe
Care home resident Dorset Echo - 10/11/2020Agincare residents pleased with care homes
Half Marathon Dorset Echo - 12/09/2020Three brothers run 13 miles to raise money for the Care Workers’ Charity
Dorset Echo - 02/06/2020Agincare raises thousands for charity through events on Portland
Worcester News Worcester News - 04/05/2020Herefordshire hotel to re-open to support county Covid-19 response
The Guardian The Guardian - 23/09/2020Agincare shares home improvement tips to help older people stay safe
The Guardian The Guardian - 23/06/2020Write up from the Health & Social Care Select Committee where Agincare were invited to discuss social care workforce issues including recognition, pay & conditions.
The Guardian The Guardian - 04/05/2020Higher PPE costs of care homes passed on to clients
The Guardian The Guardian - 17/04/2020Coronavirus: vulnerable people may die alone due to impact on UK home care
The Guardian The Guardian - 15/04/2020'We clean everything': care homes help loved ones say goodbye
Financial Times Financial Times - 06/05/2020Fragmented health system exposes struggling social care providers
Raina Summerson in The Guardian (April 2020) Care Home Professional - 06/02/2020Agincare acquires three Derby City Council care homes
Care homes in Medway and Northfleet come up with events to keep residents entertained Kent Online - 25/03/2020Care homes in Medway and Northfleet come up with events to keep residents entertained
ITV Coronavirus: protecting the elderly ITV’s Tonight - 19/03/2020Coronavirus: protecting the elderly
Weymouth school helps out care company with PPE shortage Dorset Echo - 08/04/2020Weymouth school helps out care company with PPE shortage
Carehome.co.uk news story (15 Jan 2020) Carehome.co.uk - 15/01/2020Care provider launches care fees calculator
BBC South Today BBC South Today - 17/04/20News special on how Agincare are working to keep clients and staff safe during coronavirus pandemic (no longer available on iPlayer)
BBC - Coronavirus: Nearly 400 care groups 'face protection shortages BBC - 05/04/2020Coronavirus: Nearly 400 care groups 'face protection shortages'