Downturn fails to dent sales at Lasercare

The economic downturn and increased competition did little to dampen revenues at Harrogate- based Lasercare Clinics last year. The company, whose ultimate parent is SKN...

The Waitrose Effect – Barchester care study

As Barchester Healthcare celebrates the 15th anniversary of the opening of its inaugural setting, the award-winning Moreton Hill in the Cotswolds, premium quality provision...

NatWest spreads a little TLC

A new funding arrangement has been agreed between residential care provider TLC Group and its bank NatWest, with the intention of funding further growth...

Expansion is Modus’ operandi

The autistic spectrum support specialist Modus Care has almost doubled the number of branches it operates after the acquisition of rival provider Small House...

Maria Mallaband builds

The Leeds-headquartered elderly care group Maria Mallaband has acquired a facility in Harrogate as part of ongoing development in line with the expansion programme...

Profits fall at Care Principles

Care Principles, the specialist provider of secure mental health facilities, acquired by private equity firm Three Delta for £270m in 2007, has reported robust...

New sales slide at Denplan

Specialist dental health plan provider Denplan has reported a £3.3m increase in turnover to £37.8m for the year ended 31 December 2008.However, the AXA-PPP...

‘Recession dividend’ offers providers some respite

Care providers have been spared the recession-fuelled cuts that many feared from the latest round of long term care baseline fee settlements, according to...

South West care homes feeling ‘under threat’

Chartered accountants Bishops Fleming has published research suggesting that care homes in the South West of England are under threat of closure thanks to...

Specialist building group acquired in reverse take over

Specialist health and care facility developer Strategic Property Solutions (SPS) has been acquired by the private investment group Ely Capital plc in a deal...