Four Seasons sold for £775m

Care Markets
Private equity's appetite for the healthcare sector is looking as strong as ever, following news that Four Seasons Healthcare, Britain's largest care home operator,...

Stabilised ADL looking to the future

Care Markets
ADL plc, the AIM quoted care home group, has released a reassuring set of preliminary results for the six months to 31 March 2004.ADL...

Stoke: extra care complexes to get £2.9m overhaul

Care Markets
Stoke-on-Trent's extra care complexes are being evaluated by architects as part of plans to improve outdated fixtures and fittings. The maintenance work, which is...

Barchester expansion continues

Care Markets
Barchester Healthcare, which has carved out a market leadership niche in the provision of elderly care for the private payer, has reported strong growth...

Supporting People: Audit Commission reports for June

Care Markets
The Audit Commission has published the results of five reports on the performance of Supporting People programmes around England. Supporting People is the government's...

Highland home care concerns

Care Markets
Community Care Market News (News) July 2004A sharp increase in the amount charged by Highland Council for providing home care has led 35 users...

Scottish opposition to new fire regulations

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2004Care home representatives are demanding an early review of guidance over fire safety, following complaints that residents are...

Chancellor’s spending review

Care Markets
Community Care Market News (News) July 2004Chancellor Gordon Brown set out his three year spending plans as CCMN went to press. The Chancellor's statement...

NHS improvement plan

Care Markets
Community Care Market News (News) July 2004There was little mention of social care in the Department of Health's (DH) NHS Improvement Plan, published last...

Ladyman fails to deliver on care home refund pledge

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2004The government has missed its deadline for refunding thousands of elderly people who have been inappropriately denied fully-funded...
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