Beechcroft secures funding for retirement living homes

Beechcroft Developments has secured funding from Close Brothers Property Finance for a 45-home scheme for the over 55s in West Horsley, Surrey. Close Brothers has...

State-financed homecare funding gap widens, report reveals

Councils continue to buy homecare at rates below the cost of delivering safe, regulated and legally compliant care, creating a funding gap of more...

Downing supports three deals in older people’s care market

Investment manager Downing has supported its long-term partner Care Concern with three acquisitions. It completed on the acquisition of a new-build care home near Edinburgh...

Council pulls out of care home deal

Norfolk County Council has scrapped the proposed sale of Norse Care and its 20 homes to Stow Healthcare. As reported in January, the council had...

National campaign launched to recruit foster carers

The government has launched a national recruitment campaign to encourage adults to consider fostering. It will target adults in their 30s and 40s and supports...

Witherslack Group grows education capacity

Increased occupancy from the development of existing sites and the opening of new provision helped improve the financial performance at Witherslack Group. Its results for...

Adult social care workforce ‘more stable’ but growth slowing

The adult social care workforce in England has grown for the fourth successive year, with vacancies at their lowest level in a decade. Data released...

Polaris to invest in improving and expanding services

Polaris plans to invest in the development of its residential and education services through the purchase of new sites that will be developed to...

SEND debt to reach more than £10bn, says CCN

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) deficits among councils are on course to reach £10.4bn by March 2028, despite a government bailout. Data from the...

Voyage Care completes Orchard Healthcare Group acquisition

Voyage Care has acquired Orchard Healthcare Group, bringing together two specialist organisations to deliver support in the community. The acquisition creates a platform to build...