Rotten eggs at Wren

Trading in shares of Wren Extra Care were suspended in October when the company announced that it had yet again been forced into discussions...

UNDER PRESSURE

The demographics are in care operators’ favour but a combination of factors are making the sector ever tougher. Deloitte’s reorganisation expert Gain Wright offers his...

Prime Rehabilitation and Mor-Care merge

Two Midlands-based complex needs domiciliary care providers which partnered on a scheme earlier in the year have made the decision to fully merge their...

NFA makes Leicester acquisition

NFA Partnerships Ltd (NFAP), an associate company of the National Fostering Agency (NFA), has boosted its presence in the East Midlands through the acquisition...

New developments November 2010

MHA has completed work on its Riverview Lodge facility in Kingsbury, London, adding a further four beds to the home. Taking capacity to 36 residents,...

CSR blues? Outsourcing residential care could save councils £400m a year

If councils across England were to outsource all remaining in house residential, nursing and domiciliary care services they could make savings of up to...

Capita acquires NDP

The Capita Group has acquired the National Dental Plan group of companies (NDP) for £30m on a cash-free, debt-free basis.NDP is one of the...

Acromas ups bid for Nestor

Listed health and social care provider Nestor has rejected a second approach by over-50’s specialist Acromas, which values the company at £125m.Acromas upped its...

Sovereign Capital acquisition will provide a platform in ABI market

Sovereign Capital has acquired Christchurch Court Limited, a specialist provider of residential care for adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI), for an undisclosed...

CB Care records solid results

CB Care, the parent of mental health hospital and learning disability care home company Castlebeck, has released its financial results for the year ended...