Baroness Casey highlights strain on carers navigating social care system

Baroness Louise Casey has highlighted the struggles unpaid carers have to go through when ‘navigating’ the social care system. During a speech at Carers UK’s...

Long-term partners, not short-term lenders

Anthony Newman, senior relationship manager at Allica Bank, explains why adding value matters As Britain’s population grows older, demand for high-quality care is growing too....

Beaufort Capital backs Birchgrove’s Chiswick development

Beaufort Capital has provided a senior debt facility to support the development of Birchgrove’s retirement living scheme in Chiswick, London. The scheme will deliver 50...

Housing 21 has consumer standards rating upgraded

Housing 21 has had its consumer standards rating upgraded from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) after it delivered on an improvement strategy. The provider’s...

Newcore Capital achieves close for social infrastructure fund

Newcore Capital has achieved a first institutional close for its latest fund that will provide £150m to deploy across UK social infrastructure. The close includes...

First hurdle

Technology implementation can make or break care quality. Chloe Coxill, director of customer success (Europe) at Teton, discusses Across the UK care sector, investment in...

Belong posts rising EBITDA as fees and occupancy grow

Growth in fee rates and occupancy helped Belong post growing turnover and EBITDA, its trading update for the year to 31 March 2026 shows. Its...

Care homes reduce risk of falls following smart lighting evaluation

Care homes across Lancashire and South Cumbria have recorded a reduction in the risk of falls after using AI-enabled smart lighting technology. The evaluation, which...

HCRG Care Group to provide reablement services in Medway

Medway Council has appointed HCRG Care Group to provide an intermediate care and reablement service for people who need support with earlier discharge from...

Breaking the cycle

Sustainable funding models are needed in social care. Professor Green argues this funding must come from the NHS budget The NHS has long been a...