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Physical and medical restraints to be considered in inquiry

Improvements to inpatient care and how to reduce the use of physical and medical restraints will be considered as part of an inquiry by...

Ripe for growth

Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at OakNorth Bank, explains why older people’s care and retirement living are attractive to lend to Covid-19 has presented...

Lone Star deal for McCarthy & Stone set to complete

Trading of McCarthy & Stone shares will be suspended today (Friday) after court approval of its takeover by US private equity firm Lone Star...

LGA concerned over private equity involvement in care placements

Growing private equity and stock market involvement in children’s social care in England should be reviewed due to profit and debt levels, a membership...

On the same footing

Professor Green is determined not to lose sight of the bigger picture Despite a rather slow start, the vaccine roll has in the main been...

More than a third of care operators ‘optimistic’ about the sector

More than a third of care operators are optimistic about the sector and expect it to recover from the pandemic within the year. Findings in...

Number of children needing foster care doubled during pandemic

The number of children needing foster care has risen by more than half during the Covid-19 pandemic, a charity has revealed. From April to December...

Resilient health and social care attracts investors

Healthcare assets are attracting greater levels of capital from investors as demand has remained resilient during the pandemic, a survey has found. Commercial real estate...

Care home staff risk being ‘lost in the rush’ over Covid-19 vaccine

Care home staff who should be vaccinated against coronavirus run the risk of missing out as different priority groups get offered the injection. A snapshot...

Stirling Square snaps up Consensus Support Services

Pan-European mid-market private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired operator Consensus Support Services Ltd. Consensus provides specialist residential care and supported living services...