It’s the credit crunch, stupid, William Laing provides his take on recent shocks in...

So how worried should the sector be? Does the collapse in value reflect something happening in the real long term care economy, or is it...

Councils report 3% fee uplifts in 2008/09, but real increases may be lower

Councils report 3% fee uplifts in 2008/09, but real increases may be lower because of ‘quality banding fee drift’. Councils across the UK have given...

Southern Cross shares plummet

Shares in Southern Cross Healthcare collapsed at the end of June after the company released a damaging profit warning which had the immediate effect...

CareTech continues on the up

Specialist residential care and supported living provider CareTech Holdings continues to go from strength to strength according to its latest set of interim results...

Supporta shares jump at news of takeover interest

Care provider Supporta plc saw a jump in share value last month thanks to the admission that Romac Investments Limited (the parent company of...

Clouds gather over Claimar

The Birmingham-based domiciliary care agency Claimar Care suffered yet another massive fall in share price last month after releasing a trading update which admitted...

Dom care boost at Healthcare Homes

The Bowmark Capital backed provider Healthcare Homes has made a further step into the domiciliary care market with the acquisition of Care Plus Essex...

Four Seasons situation not the end of consolidation

Suggestions that the country’s third largest long term care provider Four Seasons Health Care faces being divided up and sold off in chunks by...

Christie & Co has sold Northway House Care Home in Taunton, Somerset on behalf...

Balmain Care Home in Plymouth has been sold by Christie & Co to Peter and Julie Franks. The home forms part of four properties which...

Southern Cross shares plummet after profit warning

Shares in the country’s largest long term care provider Southern Cross Healthcare collapsed this morning (30 June) after the company released a profit warning...