Beechcroft positive over retirement housing growth plan

Retirement housing and assisted living developer Beechcroft is forecasting to ‘grow significantly’ following a tough trading environment. The group, which provides homes in mixed conversion...

Country Court Care grows portfolio with three RVG assets

Country Court Care has acquired three assets from Retirement Villages Group (RVG), a provider of later living communities across the UK. The deal was completed...

Mechanism for SEND deficits extended for two years

The mechanism to keep special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) deficits off councils’ budgets will be extended for two years. Since 2019, local authorities have...

Regulation change to allow more care leavers to access social housing

A change in legislation will aim to make it easier for young people leaving care to access social housing. The change, which comes into force...

Radis posts improved financial results following review of contracts

A review of ‘uneconomic and unsustainable’ contracts has had an immediate positive impact on financial results at Radis Community Care. Its latest results show the...

Exemplar Health Care completes construction of home in Staffordshire

Exemplar Health Care has completed construction of a 33-bedroom home in Cannock, Staffordshire. Coronation Court is a three-storey nursing home for adults living with complex...

Chris Badger appointed chief inspector of adult social care

Chris Badger has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care. He will be joining the...

Amanda Holgate named interim CEO at Anchor

Amanda Holgate has been appointed as interim chief executive officer of Anchor after Sarah Jones decided to step down. Jones, who left the business today,...

Exemplar Health Care recruits Paul Moore as clinical director

Exemplar Health Care has appointed Paul Moore as its clinical director to help meet the growing demand for complex care. He joins with more than...

Care providers ‘working in the dark’ as pressures mount

Care providers are effectively ‘working in the dark’ as they have limited visibility of their organisation. Almost half (48%) of providers reported lacking advanced visibility,...