Catalyst Care Ltd fined over operating unregistered children’s homes

Catalyst Care Ltd and its directors have been convicted and sentenced for operating unregistered children’s homes in Kent. The directors of the operator were warned...

Councils cannot outsource safeguarding duty, ombudsman warns

Councils and care providers are being urged to learn urgent lessons after an investigation found a woman received months of substandard care – including...

Bupa reports growing occupancy at UK care services

Bupa’s UK care services division delivered growth in both revenue and underlying profit in the first half of the year through rising occupancy and...

Nellsar transitions settings to nursing home status

Nellsar Care Homes has developed its specialist care offering after two of its settings transitioned to nursing home status. The provider, which operates 13 homes...

Barchester begins construction work on Camsfield Gardens

Barchester Healthcare has started construction work on a 54-bed care home development in Fareham, Hampshire. The home, which will be named Camsfield Gardens, is being...

Crown Care Group adds to its development pipeline

A development site with planning consent for a 78-bedroom care home in Keighley, West Yorkshire, has been bought by Crown Care Group. The scheme, which...

Displaced care worker scheme reopens  

A displaced worker scheme has reopened to new applications in Scotland to help grow the number of care employees. The initiative helps social care providers...

Planning permission granted for Rangeford Villages’ Bramston Park

Rangeford Villages has been granted planning permission by Basingstoke and Deane Council for a retirement community near Oakley, Hampshire. The reserved matters plans are for...
Kenneth MacKenzie, Target Fund Managers chief executive officer

Target Healthcare’s portfolio value grows 2.3% over the quarter

The value of Target Healthcare’s portfolio grew 2.3% in the quarter to the end of June, rising to £924.1m (31 March 2026: £903.2m). A quarterly...

Radis Community Care to provide services at Grange House

A Grade II listed building in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, is now a refurbished supported living service for adults, offering 24-hour care. Grange House is part...