Gold Care Homes grows portfolio with deal for Sonnet

Gold Care Homes has acquired two care homes in Bocking, Essex, growing its portfolio of properties to 29. It has purchased Sonnet Care Homes, which...

Exploitation of care workers a key priority for abuse authority

Forced or compulsory labour is an ‘emerging threat’ in the care sector and one of the top priorities for investigators at the Gangmasters and...

Vacancies at Essex Cares Ltd prove difficult to fill

Growth in reablement services at Essex Cares Ltd (ECL) helped sustain financial performance despite reduced staffing capacity affecting some of its contracts. Recruitment and retention...

Retirement village Shiplake Meadows set to launch in autumn

A joint venture between Galliard Homes, Probitas Developments and O’Shea is set to launch Shiplake Meadows, a six-acre integrated retirement village in  Oxfordshire, in...

Marking time

Tim Read, consultant and author provides his thoughts on the government’s Stable Homes, Built on Love document At 220 pages, three separate consultations, and at least...

Inquiry to examine integration of primary and community care

A crossbench House of Lords special inquiry has been set up to consider the integration between primary and community care. Chaired by Baroness Pitkeathley, the...

Local government pension schemes keen to invest in health and care

Health and social care opportunities are particularly attractive to UK local government pension scheme (LGPS) fund professionals, survey results have shown. Market research carried out...

Rent collection drops at Triple Point as providers face challenges

Rent collection at Triple Point fell below historic levels due to arrears at two of its providers - My Space Housing Solutions and Parasol...

Government to ‘re-examine’ relationship with independent special schools

The government plans to work with independent special schools to consider how they should be aligned with new national standards. It plans to ‘re-examine’ the...

Analysis reveals shortfall in care fees

Residential and nursing care homes for older people had a funding shortfall from local authorities of £2bn during 2021/22, analysis from Care England has...