Assura looks to expand portfolio

Assura has acquired property investment firm AH Medical Properties (AHMP), the property partner of Ashley House, for £28.3m.According to Assura, the deal creates the...

Slight return…but don’t go hoping for a miracle

The latest annual business report from commercial sales agent Christie + Co reports that 2010 saw an increase in demand for care business which...

CareTech boosts fostering arm with Care UK buy out

Specialist provider CareTech has bounded into the NewYear with preliminary results putting both turnover and post-tax profits up and having completed a deal which...

Mears boasts of a strong start to the year

Social housing maintenance and homecare provider Mears Group kicked off the New Year with a pre-close trading update claiming that trading for the year...

Advanced Childcare to go stateside?

The Stockport based specialist education and care provider Advanced Childcare is set to change hands in the ‘next few weeks’ after US private equity...

CCMN Business case – Provision on a united front

As demand for both domiciliary care and specialist accommodation continues to rise, Audley Care is one of a handful of businesses (working under its...

Abbeyfield Society releases results

Care home operator Abbeyfield Society has released its results for the year ended March 31 2010 showing a fall in turnover.The company recorded revenue...

Avery takes a slice of Orchard’s crop

Following several months of negotiation with landlords, the care watchdog and North Yorkshire county council and Leeds city council, Avery Healthcare has taken over...

Bain looks set to seal Priory deal

After a period of cat and mouse between the two firms, Bain and Priory are finally closing in on an agreement that will see...

Domiciliary Care – bringing social care profits home

Taking the premise that a care home bed may be ‘a product that nobody wants’, CCMN’s sister title HEALTHCAREEUROPA recently explored the continent’s taste...