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,...

Liaise strengthens management team with director of quality

Liaise - provider of specialist care services for adults with learning disabilities, mental health and other complex needs - has recruited Deborah Cotton-Soares as...

Taskforce aimed at tackling housing options gathers support

A taskforce aimed at tackling the challenges of an ageing population in Scotland continues to garner support. A year after the Scottish housing with care...

Horizon Care & Education fully integrates Key2 with rebrand

Horizon Care & Education has fully integrated Key2 into its business by renaming the division Horizon Supported Accommodation. The move comes as it prepares for...

Housing 21 completes £3.8m extension of extra care scheme

Housing 21 has added 20 homes to an extra care development in Worle, Weston-Super-Mare. The £3.8m extension at Diamond Court means the scheme now comprises...

Government provides £3m for better social care data collection

Councils will receive a portion of a new one-off £3m fund to support the roll out of a data project to better understand an...

Shawbrook Bank provides £4m to CareConcepts

Care home provider CareConcepts has expanded its portfolio, acquiring Marion Lauder House with support from Shawbrook Bank.  Set up by a team who have operated...