Homecare’s future is bright

About to embark on a massive project which will see his company join the Saga Group (CCMn August/September 2011), Allied healthcare head Sandy Young...

Growth for mid-market homecare agencies

With the residential care sector settling into its new layout following the demise of Southern Cross, plenty has been going on in homecare with...

Meet the newbies…CCMn profiles two of the new names in the top twenty major...

HC-One LtdThis month saw the official launch of brand new long term care provider HC-One Ltd – a partnership between landlord NHP and the...

Colliers paints bleak picture of long term care

Despite an increase in average fees rates over the first half of 2011, profit margins for care homes have shrunk thanks to payroll increases,...

Caremark boosts live-in capabilities

Franchised domiciliary care provider Caremark has made a series of announcements in recent weeks showing that it is the latest homecare company keen to...

Profits up? Shaw are

Shaw healthcare (Group) Ltd, the provider of care homes, domiciliary care and supported living for older people and younger adults with learning disabilities and...

Four Seasons reasonably healthly’

Four Seasons Healthcare Ltd, now the UK’s largest care home operator, reveals revenue of £478.8m in calendar year 2010 (2009: £460.7m) and underlying profitability (EBITDARM – Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation Amortisation, Rent and Management costs) of £126.6m or 26.4% of revenue.

Record acquisitions at Enara

August Equity backed homecare provider Enara Group added yet three more bolt-on acquisitions in October, taking the total number of operators now working under...

Further growth at City & County

Sovereign Capital backed venture City & County Healthcare Group Ltd has expanded its operations with the acquisition of Springbank Community Care.Established in 1995, the...

Phoenix Equity backs Porthaven growth

Porthaven Care Homes, a small nursing care group with just three operating facilities and a fourth set to open in January 2012, has been...