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Capacity tracker grows to help better manage demand in care settings

Thousands of care providers have registered to a capacity tracker that reports up-to-date bed vacancies to help better manage demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Managed by...

ADCS calls for ‘refreshed approach’ to children’s homes registration

A ban on placing under 16s in semi-independent placements will make it harder in finding homes for vulnerable children, the Association of Directors of...

County councils ‘grappling’ with cost pressures in adult social care

The financial impact of coronavirus could leave county and unitary authorities in an unsustainable position, with adult social care facing the biggest cost pressures...

The Rise Fund and Investcorp invest in Outcomes First Group

Outcomes First Group (OFG) has been acquired by The Rise Fund and Investcorp from Stirling Square Capital Partners. The Rise Fund, which is TPG’s global...

LaSalle provides £106m loan to Audley Group joint venture

Global real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment Management has provided a £106m loan facility to Audley Group’s joint venture. The loan will be used...

Adult social care’s contribution to economy grows, says report

An additional £6.1bn investment in long term care is needed to sustain the sector and release its full potential, a Skills for Care report...

Chair and CEO announced for children’s social care organisation

Josh MacAlister and Dr Jo Casebourne have been appointed as executive chair and chief executive respectively of an organisation that will be formed through...

Institutional investors back Octopus Real Estate’s care home plans

Octopus Real Estate (ORE) has raised a further £314m for its fund focusing on care homes, with commitments from new and existing institutional investors...

Navigating a changing regulatory system

Tim Coolican, partner at Anthony Collins Solicitors, explains some of the proposals being put forward by the CQC and how they are likely to...

CareLineLive closes funding round to support expansion

Homecare management software business CareLineLive has closed a £3m funding round led by investor Oakglen. With operations in the UK, Jersey, Ireland and Australia, the...