Charity warns against cap on care costs
More than half (51%) of homeowners in England over the age of 50 fear losing their savings and homes to pay for their care...
Octopus Healthcare raises more than £58m
Octopus Healthcare has raised £58.8m on the back of growing demand from institutional investors for healthcare real estate.
The specialist healthcare real estate investor, which...
Calls to end use of pain-inducing restraint techniques
Children with mental health issues, autism or learning disabilities should not be subjected to pain inducing techniques or solitary confinement while being detained, a...
Orbis strengthens management team
Orbis Education and Care has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of its first ever chief operating officer (COO), alongside a new...
Learning disability and autism consultation extended
The government has extended its consultation on mandatory autism and learning disability training until Friday 26 April.
The consultation, which opened on 13 February, has...
Anchor Hanover appoints ENGIE in £80m deal
Housing and care provider Anchor Hanover has appointed ENGIE as its strategic partner for internal and external repairs to its properties in a ten-year...
Shift from care homes to supported living unstoppable, report finds
The adult specialist care sector has seen a slow but unstoppable shift from service provision in registered care homes to supported living services.
Despite disappointment...
Lack of care services main factor for discharge delays
More than 200 patients died in Northern Ireland’s hospitals in 2017/18 while waiting to be discharged, a report from a terminal illness charity has...
Impact Healthcare to raise at least £25m
Impact Healthcare REIT plans to raise at least £25m through the placing of new ordinary shares to help pay down its revolving debt facilities...
Australian government to pilot Care Protect monitoring system
Care Protect surveillance and monitoring systems will be piloted in five state-owned care homes in Australia.
The South Australian government is investing A$500,000 (£273,718) to...