Care Safe to set up as franchisor

Tech-enabled provider Care Safe is developing its operations by setting up as a franchisor. The start-up company, which began trading in August 2023, provides a...

Puma Property Finance provides development loan to Connaught Care

Puma Property Finance has provided a £17.5m development loan to Connaught Care to fund a 95-bed home in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Once complete, the four-storey property...

Lifeways to open independent living service in Hull

Lifeways plans to open its first service in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, to support people recovering from severe mental health challenges. New Cleveland House,...

Political hurdles

Professor Martin Green, chief executive officer of Care England, argues the Prime Minister faces big challenges in reforming social care Andy Burnham has made some...

Ofsted consults on children’s social care inspections

Ofsted is proposing changes to how it inspects both local authority services and social care providers in the children’s market. Changes aim to better align...

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes to launch apprenticeship programme

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes is launching an apprenticeship programme in England designed to introduce young people to careers in adult social care while helping...

Hoama Group secures funding for care community development

Hoama Group has secured £18.2m from Cynergy Bank to support the development of Meadow View Care & Living, a 70-bedroom community in Staplehurst, Kent. The...

RCN calls for end to exploitation of migrant nursing staff in care sector

Some employers are exploiting migrant nursing staff in social care by taking advantage of their visa status, according to the Royal College of Nursing...

Dementia patients unnecessarily kept in hospital environments, study shows

One in six UK hospital beds is occupied by a person with dementia, with this number set to increase to one in four by...

CareTrust REIT grows UK footprint with deal for care home portfolio

CareTrust REIT has continued with its investment in the UK market, completing a deal for a 16-property care home portfolio for $226m (£167.3m). The investor...