Strengthening the safety net
This year the Care Quality Commission published new guidance on its market oversight scheme. However, concerns remain among those working in the care sector....
Care home operator fined after resident fall
A care home provider has been fined £16,000 following a ‘serious’ accident in which a resident fell down a flight of stairs at Bentley...
Having a voice
The public accounts select committee concluded in a report there was ‘lack of oversight’ of integrated care systems. Ellie Robinson hears from the social...
Apposite’s portfolio company Swanton Care completes ninth deal
Swanton Care and Community has completed a deal for Freedom Care and Support Ltd, its ninth acquisition.
Freedom provides supported living services to adults with...
Staffing impacts turnover and EBITDA at City & County Healthcare
Staff shortages and a reliance on agency workers impacted revenue and EBITDA at City & County Healthcare.
A fall in recruitment and a loss of...
CM meets… Gavin Bashar
With more than 27 years’ experience in healthcare, the UK and Ireland managing director of Tunstall Healthcare has been in the post for just...
Over-55s living in poor standard of housing, report finds
More than two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing, a report by the Centre for Ageing Better...
Civitas buys eight properties in £38.3m deal
Civitas Social Housing has bought eight regulated social housing properties for £38.3m, comprising 126 tenancies.
The four largest homes are leased to Auckland Home Solutions,...
OakNorth Bank provides £10.6m loan to Nine Points Property
OakNorth Bank has provided a £10.6m loan to Nine Points Property, which acquires properties in the residential care sector.
The commercial landlord and developer, which...
Care home deals roundup
Hazeldene House in Chesterfield, East Midlands, has been sold to a West Yorkshire care group.
The residential and dementia care home is a two-storey, 21-bedroom...