My Choice Healthcare grows portfolio with acquisition

My Choice Healthcare has grown its portfolio of settings with the acquisition of Towy Castle Care Home in Carmarthen, Dyfed. Originally built as a residential...

Skills for Care to run learning and development campaign

Skills for Care is running a campaign throughout January and February to encourage care workers to keep learning. Following on from last year’s campaign, which...

National Care Group focuses on growth as demand for services rises

Supporting people with more complex needs and diversifying across the UK will be key areas of focus for the National Care Group (NCG) as...

RMBI Care targets modernisation and sustainability

The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI Care) plans to replace some of its care homes with new builds as well as look...

Untold Living submits plans for IRC in East Sussex

Untold Living has submitted plans to Eastbourne Borough Council for a 137-home seafront integrated retirement community (IRC).  Backed by Matter Real Estate, the mid-market later...

Compass Executives recruits Dan Kiely as senior consultant

Compass Executives has recruited Dan Kiely to support investors and operators with board and C-suite appointments. Appointed to the role of senior consultant within its...

EBITDA rises at Somerset Care despite pressures

External pressures resulted in declining homecare and learning disability hours at Somerset Care but this was offset by growing occupancy in its care home...

Agency costs at Mencap grows despite investment in staff pay

Agency costs more than doubled at Royal Mencap Society despite investing in pay for its support workers. The charity decided to increase its minimum hourly...

Higher costs impact gains at Care South

Income from improving occupancy, higher average fees and more billed hours for homecare resulted in Care South posting a 6.9% rise in turnover. In residential...

Staffing continues to be a ‘primary concern’ at Affinity Trust

Staff turnover continues to be a ‘primary concern’ for the Affinity Trust, with rates having approached 50%, its latest results showed. The provider, which operates...