Agency dampens performance at Forest Healthcare despite occupancy growth

Peak occupancy of 93% helped grow revenue at residential and nursing care home operator Forest Healthcare. Results showed at the mid-year point in 2022, occupancy...

Homecare groups snapped up by The Halifax Group

Mid-market private equity firm The Halifax Group has agreed to acquire the Worldwide Home Care division of Sodexo, including its subsidiaries in the UK. The...

Developments help grow revenue and EBITDA at Kedleston Group

Expansion projects and new developments helped grow revenue and EBITDA at education and care provider Kedleston Group. The business, which operates residential and day schools...

Stephen Hughes resigns as chair of Housing 21

Stephen Hughes has resigned as chair of Housing 21 after almost ten years in the role. He has been replaced by the deputy chair Michael...

Planning continues to be a hurdle despite progress

Planning still presents a hurdle for care home applicants despite progress being made in cutting down timelines. In 2022 there were 221 applications for new...

McCarthy Stone appoints MD to run northern division

McCarthy Stone has appointed Ciaran Aldridge as managing director for its northern division. Aldridge joins from supermarket operator Aldi, where he was national property director...

Octopus Real Estate promotes Samantha Herod to head of credit

Octopus Real Estate has strengthened its development lending team with the promotion of Samantha Herod to head of credit. Herod had been a senior credit...

Hartford Care to open Cotswolds Rise

Hartford Care plans to open Cotswolds Rise, in Swindon, Wiltshire, at the end of the month. The home, which is close to the town centre,...

Care home deals roundup

Boutique Care Homes has grown its presence in Kent after acquiring Connors House in Canterbury. The off-market acquisition, completed in partnership with Rapport Housing &...

Coalition urges overhaul of end-of-life care

Vulnerable older people are being failed in the way they are cared for in their final years of life, a coalition of health and...