Growth in fees and occupancy helps drive up EBITDA at Care UK

Improvements in occupancy and average weekly fees helped drive up revenue and EBITDA at Care UK. Its latest results showed revenue rose 19.9% to £490.5m...

A partial story

On the now-totemic issue of single-word judgements, should the Care Quality Commission pause and reflect on its approach and consider a more nuanced system...

Tracey Fletcher-Ray becomes senior independent director at Triple Point

Tracey Fletcher-Ray will succeed Ian Reeves as senior independent director at Triple Point Social Housing REIT, with immediate effect. Fletcher-Ray joined the board as a...

Residents being denied rights over homecare choice, says Scottish Care

Concerns have been raised over a decision in North Ayrshire for all homecare support to be brought ‘in-house’ by the local health and care...

CM meets… Irene Sobowale

Following a career in the financial services sector, an opportunity arose for Irene Sobowale at The Disabilities Trust as finance director. She soon went...

No lifeline for adult social care, representative bodies argue

Pledges to deliver adult social care reform have been further undermined by the chancellor’s Spring Budget, representative bodies have argued. While Jeremy Hunt announced plans...

Hallmark granted planning permission for 110-bed care setting

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes has been granted planning permission to build a home across a two-acre site in Woodford Green, east London. Unused land from...

Cera invests in social care career pathway programme

Homecare provider Cera is investing over £5m in the launch of an Academy Career Pathway programme. It aims to help carers gain fully-funded and professionally...

Perception of care home standards ‘different to reality’

A third of people (32%) believe the quality of care homes in the UK is poor, while only 18% consider them good.   As part...

Race to the bottom

The sector finds itself in a bind with no obvious answers how struggles will be resolved. Deven Pamben attended a roundtable event to listen...