KYN begins construction work on fifth care home

KYN has started construction work on a care home in Hammersmith, London, beside the River Thames. The development, named KYN Riverside, is scheduled to open...

Keane Premier Group completes deal for Priority Care

Keane Premier Group has completed the acquisition of Priority Care Group in a deal that will double the size of its portfolio and extend...

Barchester Healthcare launches hospitality apprenticeship programme

Barchester Healthcare has launched a hospitality apprenticeship initiative, covering career pathways from kitchen assistants to senior head chefs. Fifty employees are enrolling onto the programme,...

Puma’s impact lending framework delivers EDGE-certified care home

Puma Property Finance has delivered its first loan through its impact lending framework (ILF), with Cedar Lodge in Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, securing EDGE (excellence in...

Octopus Capital invests to deliver two care homes

Real estate investor Octopus Capital has agreed a forward funding deal to support the delivery of two purpose-built care homes in Staffordshire and Norfolk. The...

Ilarna supports NHS trusts on hospital discharge

Digital healthcare platform ilarna is helping NHS trusts improve patient care, support safe and timely discharge from hospital, and make better use of hospital...

Value of care homes for older people market grows to £27.3bn

The value of the older people’s care home market has risen by more than 50% since its dip during the pandemic, data from LaingBuisson...

Sandstone Care Group appoints Phil Whitaker as operations director

Sandstone Care Group has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Phil Whitaker as operations director. Whitaker brings more than three decades of...

Mears continues to integrate housing and care contracts

Extra care remains an important extension of services at Mears Group, as it continues to integrate contracts into the business. Three new extra care contracts...

Deficit at Brainkind grows following ‘challenging’ year

Brainkind posted a growing deficit following a ‘challenging’ year, driven by cost increases and a period of consolidation. Its results for the year ended 31...