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Friends of the Elderly subsidiary exits council contracts

Friends of the Elderly subsidiary Triangle Community Services chose to withdraw from ‘all significant public authority contracts’ during the last financial year as it...

CQC closes Manchester care home

A Manchester care home that was putting its residents at risk of serious harm has been forced to close after failing to turn its...

Children’s special needs costing stretched councils

A cash crisis in children’s special education needs is pushing councils to breaking point and forcing parents into long legal battles, the Observer has...

Maisons de Famille takes controlling stake of Dorea

French group Maisons de Famille (MdF) has become a majority shareholder of care home operator Dorea, taking over from private equity fund Quadriga Capital. MdF...

LGA warns children’s services at ‘tipping point’

Children’s services are being pushed to a tipping point as social workers start new cases for more than 1,000 children each day, Local Government...

Meallmore profit growth due to occupancy and fees

Rising occupancy and fee rates helped care home provider Meallmore post growing turnover and profit, its latest financial report has shown. The Scottish operator, which...
Health and social care integration must happen quicker

Scottish care sector to benefit from nursing intake

The Scottish care sector is set for a boost after student nursing and midwifery places increased for the seventh consecutive year to reach record...
Losses balloon at Tunstall Healthcare

Cost-savings provide Marie Curie with net income boost

Cost-saving measures over the past few years have resulted in Marie Curie moving out of deficit and posting a net income of £3m, its latest...

Ashley House confident modular business will make gains

Diversification and changes to government policy have ‘significantly improved’ the prospects of health and community care property contractor Ashley House. While trading during the year...

Children care services on the brink as demand grows

A sharp rise in the number of children needing protection plans is pushing underfunded services into crisis, research suggests. The Association of Directors of Children’s...