Hallmark secures £28m loan from Virgin Money

Hallmark Care Homes has secured a £28m development loan with UK bank Virgin Money. The 60-month loan will be used for the development of two...

Loneliness for adults with learning disabilities not limited to lockdown

Over a third (36%) of people with a learning disability said they felt lonely nearly always or all the time, while one in three...

Ravi Bains exits Grosvenor Health and Social Care

Grosvenor Health and Social Care founder Ravi Bains has exited the business, with Weight Partners Capital (WPC) investing in the provider as part of...

National Care Group launches menopause hub

National Care Group (NCG) has launched a dedicated menopause hub to support colleagues and normalise conversation around the condition. The provider, which offers support for...

Heathcotes Group opens supported living service in East Midlands

Heathcotes Group has opened independent supported living apartments in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, for adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Brendon House features four self-contained...

Bridget Faughnan-Bing joins Housing 21 as head of construction

Housing 21 has recruited Bridget Faughnan-Bing as its head of construction, where she will be taking a lead role in its development programme for...

HC-One tackles recruitment and retention challenges

HC-One is investing over £17m in a scheme that will see its experienced and trained carers earn above the Real Living Wage (RLW). The pay...

Colin Angel departs Homecare Association

Colin Angel has left the Homecare Association after 17 years at the organisation. The policy, practice and innovation director joined the association in 2004, following...

Social care white paper: reaction

The government's white paper to reform adult social care outlined policies it intends to implement over the next three years.  People at the Heart of...

Innovation to help ‘shift away’ from reliance on residential care

Encouraging investment and innovation will be central to the government’s ten-year vision for reform, with the system to be less reliant on residential care...