Care assets drive healthcare real estate transaction volumes

Healthcare real estate transactions in the UK reached a record £11.3bn in 2025, approximately four-and-a-half times the historic five-year average and the highest annual...

Everon to deliver wireless alarm upgrade for Home Group

National housing association Home Group has appointed Everon Group to roll out a digital telecare equipment upgrade for the majority of its sheltered schemes. Everon’s...

Homeowners want more housing choice in later life, survey shows

A shortage of local options is holding homeowners back from moving into specialist housing in later life. Research from Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) and...

Providers to launch community group to support carers

Two care providers are launching a monthly group in Warwickshire to support carers, in response to the growing number of families looking for guidance. Oakley...

Inclusion Housing has governance and financial viability ratings upgraded

Social Housing REIT (SOHO)’s largest lessee – Inclusion Housing Community Interest Company – has had its governance and financial viability regulatory ratings upgraded to...

ARCO calls for New Zealand-style tenure reform

Housing-with-care operators are calling on the government to adopt tenure reforms for the sector, drawing on lessons from New Zealand. Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO)...

Community social care market remains ‘largely unseen and unrated’

More than four in five community social care services in England have no current Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating, Homecare Association analysis shows. Two years...

Barriers to progression in care sector persist for women, report finds

Women make up almost four-fifths of the adult social care workforce (78%) but only hold four in 10 board-level positions (41%), indicating persistent barriers...

Birdie launches AI-powered homecare assessment tool

Technology platform Birdie has launched an AI-powered care assessment tool that records and transcribes client conversations and fills in responses in the care record. SmartPlans...

Constantia Healthcare opens central support office as part of growth plans

Constantia Healthcare Group has opened a central support office in Batley, West Yorkshire, as part of the organisation’s growth and development plans. The office will...