Knight Frank strengthens seniors housing team

Consultancy Knight Frank has bolstered its seniors housing team by adding three senior surveyors. Chris Barnes, who joins from Cushman & Wakefield, and Katarina Szinekova,...
Diversification proves positive for Impact Healthcare

Impact Healthcare ‘well positioned’ to deal with challenges

Investment in its property portfolio has seen valuation and rent roll growth at Impact Healthcare REIT. The investor, which owns 111 properties and more than...

Exemplar opens £4.9m care home for adults with complex needs

Provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex needs Exemplar Health Care has opened its fifth setting in the West Midlands. Blackmoor, which...

Social care funding will ‘ramp up over time’, says PM

Extra funds planned for social care from the government’s new levy will ‘ramp up over time’, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of...

Orders of St John confident in rebuilding occupancy

The Orders of St John Care Trust remains committed to achieving a 50:50 split between public sector and self-funding residents despite slippage in the...

Ambient Support recruits regional manager

Will Thornton has been appointed regional manager for Lincolnshire and the Midlands at Ambient Support. With analysis and development experience, Thornton’s appointment will aim to...

Need for housing drives activity at Triple Point

Triple Point Housing REIT acquired 14 properties in the first half of the year for £22.3m, bringing its investment portfolio to more than 450...

Anavo Group strengthens senior management team

Anavo Group has appointed two senior leaders to its team to help oversee the company’s growth. Christine Valentine-Bunce has been appointed Anavo’s head of commissioning...

‘Extensive call-cramming’ leads to care needs not being met

Domiciliary care agency Connected Health Plus has been rated ‘inadequate’ overall and placed in special measures. Following an inspection in June, the Care Quality Commission...

Recruitment and retention proving problematic for care providers

Almost a quarter of staff leave within the first three months of joining an organisation, care providers have said. Findings have been revealed by Scottish...