Social care workers in Wales to receive wage rise

Local authorities and health boards in Wales will be provided with £70m so they can implement a real living wage uplift for public service...

Duke Royalty backs Tristone’s acquisition of Next Steps

Alternative capital solutions provider Duke Royalty has invested £3.2m into its existing partner Tristone Healthcare Ltd to fund its latest acquisition. Tristone has acquired K...

Only Care Ltd acquires Buckinghamshire development site

Only Care Ltd has completed the acquisition of a consented care home development site in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The proposed setting consists of 85 beds, with...

Elevation raises £330m for care home real estate

Elevation Advisors LLP has completed the initial closing of £330m in equity commitments for its healthcare real estate investment vehicle in UK care homes. The...

Cera launches rapid discharge service

Cera is launching a rapid discharge service that will aim for 80% of patients who can be discharged from hospital to be seen on...

MMCG appoints Laura Steward to lead dementia development

Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) has appointed Laura Steward as its dementia development lead. Steward, who has spent more than 25 years in social care,...

Blackwood begins construction work of specialist homes

Specialist housing and care provider Blackwood has started building work on a project in Dundee. The development, which will provide 66 specialist homes to disabled...

National Care Service in England would not solve sector’s challenges

A National Care Service in England would not be the most appropriate response to solving the challenges facing adult social care, a House of...

Michael Brodtman joins Target Healthcare as non-executive director

Target Healthcare REIT has appointed Michael Brodtman as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January. Brodtman worked for global property advisers CBRE for over...

Operators show resilience as occupancy and profitability rise

UK care home market occupancy is returning to pre-pandemic levels, with rates reaching 84.3% this year in comparison to 79.4% in 2021. Data revealed in...