Impact increases revolving credit facility with Virgin Money

Impact Healthcare REIT has doubled its existing revolving credit facility with Clydesdale Bank - trading as Virgin Money - from £25m to £50m. It has...

Ensuring a positive outcome

Kunal Gadhvi, partner, and Philip Middleton, solicitor, in the restructuring and insolvency department of Irwin Mitchell discuss some of the challenges facing the sector...

Provider receives fine for not ensuring safe care and treatment of resident

An adult social care provider has been fined £14,000 after pleading guilty for not ensuring adequate risk management for an injured resident. Red House Welfare...

Swanton Care and Community completes two further acquisitions

Apposite Capital-backed Swanton Care and Community has acquired Children and Family Services Ltd (CFS) and Care Homes for Adults with Disabilities Ltd (CHAD).  CFS, trading...

Unable to respond

As with other parts of social care, children’s services are struggling to staff settings. Ellie Robinson investigates some of the issues facing the market...

CM Meets… Tim Davies

Envivo Group will be changing its name to Ivolve from January. Ahead of the rebrand, its chief executive discusses his first year at the...

Energy discount for those receiving care welcomed

Care home residents will receive a £400 discount on their fuel bills through a government energy support scheme. People in England, Scotland and Wales without...

Providers ‘depleting their reserves’ to stay afloat, says report

Labour market volatility is leaving some care providers ‘financially vulnerable’ as they use cash reserves to retain staff. Analysis by Community Integrated Care for its...

Avery Healthcare appoints Lorna Rose to chief executive officer

Avery Healthcare Group has appointed Lorna Rose to the role of chief executive officer. She had been a managing director with Barchester Healthcare for the...

Greater fairness needed

Professor Green explains why he thinks the CQC is dysfunctional The CQC is beginning yet another reorganisation and is putting itself into teams across both...