Weathering the storm
LaingBuisson has published the fifth edition of its Adult Specialist Care UK market report. Deven Pamben reports on the challenges ahead
Adult specialist care ‘stepped...
Agincare Enable expands supported living provision
Agincare Enable, which provides support for people with complex needs, is expanding its supported living accommodation.
Byron Court, in Medway, Kent, is a two-storey house...
Lifestory begins construction work on £13.5m development
Lifestory has started construction work on a £13.5m development that will create 64 independent living apartments for people over the age of 60.
The scheme,...
Alina Homecare posts double-digit revenue growth
Alina Homecare posted increased revenues and profitability despite the impact of the pandemic, highlighting the ‘comparative safety’ of the market over residential care.
The operator,...
Barchester Healthcare opens 65-bed Cumberland Grange
Barchester Healthcare has opened its latest setting, which provides residential, dementia and respite care.
Cumberland Grange, in Exeter, Devon, is a 65-bed care home that...
CMuk Meets… Raina Summerson
With a social care career spanning more than 30 years, the chief executive of Agincare was a regulatory inspector before joining the provider. Here,...
City & County Healthcare acquires Midway Care Group
City & County Healthcare Group has completed the acquisition of Midway Care Group, including its trading brands Midway Support Services Ltd, Midway Care Ltd,...
Regulator continues to ‘seek assurances’ over care home visits
The regulator has received concerns over visiting at 189 services since the beginning of December, of which 82 were allegations of blanket bans.
It has...
Prioritising support
Recruitment is impacting the whole of social care. Alistair Kleebauer takes a closer look to see how adult specialist care is coping
The Covid-19 pandemic...
MPs ‘remain concerned’ over social care funding
Extra investment committed to social care falls short of what is needed and will continue to leave people requiring dementia support facing catastrophic costs.
During...