BUPA fined £90,000 over resident death

BUPA Care Homes has this month been fined £90,000 in a case involving the death of a former resident. However, a judge at Southwark...

Wales launches draft ten year social care vision

The Welsh health minister Brian Gibbons has launched a new strategy for social care in Wales designed to build stronger links with community based...

Scottish Executive announces telecare fund

Scotland’s communities minister Malcolm Chisholm announced last month that a funding stream of £8m has been opened up for a national telecare scheme in...

New developments

New developments...Jah-Jireh Charity Homes, the specialist residential operator for elderly Jehovah’s Witnesses, has announced plans to convert a Brecon Beacons hotel into a retirement...

Residential learning disabilities and mental illness market worth £2.3bn

The value of the independent mental health and specialist care market has reached £5.3bn a year, with care homes for the learning disabled and...

Private equity wins in tax reform battle

Players in the private equity industry can breathe a collective sigh of relief following the news that Her Majesty’s Revenues & Customs has withdrawn...

Four Seasons sale hits £1.4bn price tag

The much delayed sale of Four Seasons Health Care has finally been confirmed with the news that Delta Commercial Property LP, an investment vehicle...

Bank of Scotland part of team taking McCarthy & Stone private

A team made up of the Bank of Scotland, property magnates David and Simon Reuben and retail entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter has closed a...

Sale to Southern Cross funds United Health plans

Hardly pausing for breath after its successful float on the stock market in early summer (CCMN July 2006), care home operator Southern Cross Healthcare...

Hadrian offers no wall to Avery acquisitions

Avery Healthcare, the residential care group set up last autumn by a mini who’s who of former mid-market professionals, has acquired Hadrian Healthcare in...