OakNorth Bank provides £6m loan to LV Care Group

LV Care Group has been provided with a £6m loan from OakNorth Bank to refinance an existing facility on its Cheval Roc care home...

Montreux fund geared to complete deal for Zero Three Care

The Montreux Fixed Yield Fund is set complete the acquisition of Zero Three Care (ZTC), previously Project Sycamore, an Essex-based business specialising in providing...

RMBI Care closes charity bond after reaching £10m

The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (RMBI Care) has closed a charity bond after reaching £10m through investments in less than four weeks,...

Pilot project aims to speed up communication between care professionals

Person Centred Software is piloting a scheme to give providers across London a joined-up picture of people’s health and care information. The digital care planning...

Guidance released on providing care to LGBTQ+ people in later life

Skills for Care has published a framework to support workers in providing care to older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+) people. Commissioned and funded...
Changes to wage regulations that are set to come into force in April

Abbeyfield to provide pay uplifts to attract and retain staff

Abbeyfield Society will be increasing its overall pay wage bill by 15% for frontline staff as it looks to attract and retain workers by...

Barchester Healthcare set to open £16m Chestnut Gardens

Barchester Healthcare is set to open Chestnut Gardens, in Purley, south London. The £16m setting, which offers 72 ensuite bedrooms for residential, dementia and respite...

Investors need to develop understanding of care sector, report finds

Institutional investors need to better understand the care sector to help deliver sustainable returns, as interest in the asset class grows. A report from healthcare...

Staff availability impacting growth at Voyage Care

Rises in fees helped revenue growth at Voyage Care but continued workforce challenges resulted in falling EBITDA, quarterly results showed. Revenue in the three months...
Florence founder Dr Charles Armitage

Florence moves into Canadian market

Healthcare and social care staffing platform Florence has announced plans to expand into Canada. The company, which raised £28.5m in a Series B last year,...