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Rising Covid-19 infections dampen care sector’s recovery, says Laing

The number of occupied beds in older people’s care homes may not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2023, with the second wave of infections...

‘Substantial variation’ in vaccination rates, UKHCA finds

Communication between councils and homecare providers in some areas needs to improve so workers are offered a Covid-19 vaccination. A snap survey by United Kingdom...
Seamus Halton, founder and chairman of Berkley Care Group

Korian to buy Berkley Care Group

European care services business Korian is set to buy Berkley Care Group. The acquisition for the portfolio of six homes and 425 beds in the...

Council payments for care not meeting rising costs at RMBI

Local authority payments for the cost of care were ‘far lower’ than needed, resulting in the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) Care Company having...

Platform for development

Professor Green is calling for a new approach to the care sector’s workforce The government recently announced changes to the shortage occupation list and this...

Elysian Residences partners with Octopus and Schroders

Elysian Residences has formed a joint venture with the real estate arms of Octopus and Schroders to bring forward a portfolio of retirement villages. The...

Tax reforms needed to meet funding requirements, commission says

Tax reforms would be needed to meet proposed funding requirements of the NHS and social care over the next ten years. A report by the...

Audley Group forms joint venture with BlackRock Real Assets

Audley Group and BlackRock Real Assets have formed a joint venture in a deal that marks the investment group’s entry into the retirement living...

Care providers ‘living hand to mouth’, says committee

The pandemic’s impact on social care has emphasised the sector is ‘not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform’. A Public Accounts Committee report...

New contracts help drive turnover and EBITDA at Grosvenor

New contracts and extensions to existing partnerships with local authorities helped increase turnover and EBITDA at homecare provider Grosvenor Health and Social Care. While several...