Shaw healthcare appoints Abigail Katsande to senior role

Abigail Katsande has joined Shaw healthcare as regional operations director, with responsibility for overseeing care at the provider’s 37 homes in Wales, South West,...

Excelcare ‘on the front foot’ to meet local demand

Positive relationships with local authorities helped Excelcare post strong occupancy rates across its subsidiary businesses, helping grow revenue. Across its subsidiaries, which operate care homes...

Athena Care Homes recruits Richard Shaw to lead estates team

Richard Shaw has joined Athena Care Homes as project manager to lead the estates team as part of the provider’s growth strategy. He will be...

CareLineLive’s growing partnership with NHS trust helps free up beds

Homecare management software provider CareLineLive has expanded its partnership with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT), helping to free up hospital beds...

Social care is not the spare child

It’s time for the sector to come out of the shadow, argues Dr Donald Macaskill As I write this, the media in all its formats...

David Lobb joins Boutique Care Homes as land director

Boutique Care Homes has recruited David Lobb as land director to support the provider’s growth. He joins with over 30 years’ experience in land and...

John Pattinson promoted to lead Independent Care Group

John Pattinson has been appointed chief executive of representative body the Independent Care Group (ICG). Since December 2021, he had been the group’s operations director...

Allica Bank widens care home commercial mortgage offer

Allica Bank has extended its care home commercial mortgage proposition to cover specialist support for adult and children’s learning disability services, as well as...

Triple Point ‘actively looking’ to shift properties away from My Space

Triple Point Social Housing is ‘actively looking’ to move properties away from My Space following concerns raised by the regulator over the provider’s solvency...
Kenneth MacKenzie, Target Fund Managers chief executive officer

Target’s assets demonstrating ‘resilience’ despite drop in value

Target Healthcare REIT’s property portfolio value has remained resilient despite it falling 5% during the last quarter of 2022. As at 31 December, it was...