Hamberley buys London care home
High-end operator Hamberley Care Homes has bought Hawthorn Green Residential and Nursing Home (pictured) for an undisclosed sum.
The
90-bed home in Stepney, London
Borough of Tower...
Octopus Healthcare adds £133m to fund
Octopus Healthcare has added £133.5m to its care home fund, while also buying seven properties in a separate deal.
Total equity raised for the fund...
Apposite invests in children’s care provider
Apposite Capital has bought specialist care provider Courtyard Care through its portfolio company Swanton Care for an undisclosed sum.
The private equity firm’s venture comes...
Council’s SEN provision under fire following investigations
A county council’s provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) has been criticised in two separate investigations after the ombudsman revealed it had...
Widespread care staff shortages in Scotland, report finds
Over half of care homes north of the border are struggling to recruit workers, according to a joint report by the Care Inspectorate...
Social care reform not taken ‘seriously’, says NHS Confederation leader
Little progress in social care has been made in the last two decades with cross-party consensus frequently breaking down causing any reform to stutter.
Speaking...
A quarter of sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health
More than one in four sandwich carers have shown symptoms of mental ill-health while looking after both sick, disabled or older relatives and children.
This...
Centrica Hive debuts care product
Centrica Hive has debuted a smart home service that allows caregivers to check on a relative or loved one who lives on their own.
Designed...
Older people to struggle if free TV licences are scrapped, warns Age UK
More than 50,000 older people could be pushed into poverty and loneliness if the BBC scraps free television licences for the over-75s, Age...
Older people express concerns over social care support
Older people have spoken of their concerns in how local officials determine their eligibility for social care support.
In interviews carried out by Human Rights...