Social care providers ‘grappling’ with paper-based records

Sajid Javid wants to see all social care providers adopt digital records as part of an era of recovery and reform. Speaking at the HSJ...

Investment programme leads to rental growth at Aedifica

Rental income grew 19.5% across Aedifica’s portfolio of UK care homes in 2021, reaching €50m (£41.7m) up from €41.8m the year previous. It rose 1.6%...

MPs endorse appointment of Ian Dilks as CQC chair

MPs have endorsed the appointment of Ian Dilks as chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), but raised concerns about the lack of diversity...

Churchill opens Bristol office and recruits regional head

Churchill Retirement Living has opened a regional office in Bristol as it expands its coverage into South West England and South Wales. The Bristol office...

Joint venture to support care home developers

A strategic joint venture to improve access to finance for real estate developers has been formed by Beaufort Capital and Pollen Street Capital. The lending...

‘Substantial need’ for growth of integrated retirement communities

More than £4bn was committed to the senior living sector in the past 18 months, with the majority (85%) placed into the integrated retirement...

Loveday & Co launches Kensington care home

Loveday & Co has launched its second development, which will begin welcoming residents from next month. Loveday Kensington has 40 private suites that have been...

Additional Covid-19 booster jab to be offered to care home residents

An additional Covid-19 booster jab will be offered to residents in care homes for older adults from spring. People aged 75 years and over, as...

Revenues hold up at Excelcare despite fall in private occupancy

Revenues held up across Excelcare despite the drop in the number of self-funders across its portfolio of homes. Its finances, which are split across three...

Workforce council to feed into decision-making at Home Instead

Home Instead has formed a workforce council that will help inform strategic planning and decision-making at the company. As part of the development its 10,000-strong...