Octopus Healthcare appoints Kevin Beirne

Octopus Healthcare, part of the Octopus Group, has appointed Kevin Beirne as director of retirement. Beirne previously worked at housing association One Housing, where he...

Octopus Healthcare fund reaches £85m

Octopus Healthcare’s open-ended UK healthcare real estate fund, which focuses on UK elderly care homes, has raised £85m. Originally the MedicX Healthfund, the investment vehicle...

Glenholme Healthcare Group moves into elderly care

Glenholme Healthcare Group is planning to build a ‘multi-million pound’ residential care facility as part of a new move into the elderly care market. The learning...

CQC chief executive to step down

Sir David Behan, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to step down from his position in the summer after six years...

Impact REIT acquires North East portfolio

Real estate investment trust Impact Healthcare REIT has acquired a portfolio of three care homes in the North-East of England from developer and operator...

Three new non-executive board members at CQC

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced the appointment of three non-executive board members by the Secretary of State for Health. Sir John Oldham,...

ResI REIT enters the housing with care market

UK-based REIT Residential Secure Income plc (ResI) has carried out its first acquisition, buying 1,341 retirement properties for £100m. The acquired portfolio is concentrated in...

Cambian eyes growth as it focuses on children’s services

Cambian today announced a 13% increase in revenue to £182.1m for the year ending 31 December 2016, saying that significant opportunities for margin improvement lie ahead...

Kang to take on Cambian’s finances

Anoop Kang is to join the board of Cambian as chief financial officer in July, replacing Martin Hopcroft who is in the role on...

Rationalisation puts Mears on ‘better footing’

The rationalisation of Mears’ care business is largely complete, the homecare operator told its shareholders ahead of the publication of its preliminary results in...