Housing 21’s Michaelmas Court on course to open in spring

Housing 21’s sixth extra care development in Suffolk is on course to open in spring 2025.  Michaelmas Court in Thurston will consist of 40 apartments...

Maria Mallaband Care Group pilots CCTV in homes

Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) is piloting closed-circuit television (CCTV) in one of its homes, with a further roll out planned across other settings. The...

Perseus completes care home site sale to Barcroft Estates

Perseus Land & Developments has completed the sale of a site with planning consent for a 70-bed care home in West Malling, Kent. It has...

CM meets… Anita Astle

Owner and manager of Wren Hall Nursing Home Anita Astle holds overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the 54-bed setting and its 148...

Adlington Retirement Living submits plans for community in Leicester

Adlington Retirement Living has submitted plans to build 96 apartments in Leicestershire. Plans for the development in Knighton, Leicester, comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments...

HICA Group opens memory suite at Hampden House

HICA Group has opened a dedicated suite to help care for and support those living with memory-related conditions including dementia. Its suite at Hampden House,...

Antser Group launches autism assessment service

Antser Group has launched an autism assessment service to help stem delays in referrals and provide better outcomes for those seeking a diagnosis. Its Autism...

Mysa Care grows portfolio with three acquisitions

Downing-backed Mysa Care has completed three acquisitions, with a one deal taking the provider to a new a region – Greater Manchester. In the area...

Government’s housing plans offer IRC sector opportunities

ARCO delegates told social care is a ‘mid-level priority’ for government, whereas older people’s housing will play an important role in its reform agenda....

Navigating hurdles

Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at OakNorth, provides a lender’s take on the social care sector The past six months in the care sector...