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...

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...

Sanctuary going steady

Sanctuary Care has reported a steady set of financials for the year ended 31 March 2010.The firm recorded an increase in profit from £2.9m...

LNT raises £30m through sale and leaseback

The parent owner of one of 2010’s fastest growing care providers Ideal Care Homes, LNT Group, has sold the freehold to seven of its...

Acromas pitches for, and catches Nestor

Having last month claimed to be interested in acquiring homecare giant Allied Healthcare, the private equity group Acromas Holdings has this month had a...

Southern Cross head admits landlords hold worrying power

The long term future of the country’s largest elderly care provider, Southern Cross Healthcare, rests in the hands of its landlords the chief executive...