Impact purchases four care homes for £21m

Impact Healthcare REIT has bought four care homes from subsidiaries of the Maria Mallaband and Countrywide Group (MMCG) for £21m. The sale and leaseback transaction...
Mental health service faces prosecution

Mental health service faces prosecution

Richmond Psychosocial International Foundation (RPFI) will be prosecuted over an alleged failure to provide safe care and treatment, following the death at one of...
Diversification proves positive for Impact Healthcare

Impact Healthcare’s portfolio value grows £6.6m

The value of Impact Healthcare REIT’s portfolio has grown by £6.6m - or 2.94% - its quarterly trading update has revealed. At 31 March, the...
Brexit impact on social care workforce concerning councils, report finds

Independent children’s care services costing councils, report says

Commissioning and procurement of children’s residential care services in England need improving to provide better value for money, a group of MPs has concluded. A...

Four Seasons appoints administrators

The holding companies of Four Seasons Health Care Group - Elli Finance (UK) and Elli Investments Limited - have appointed administrators following continued struggles...
Armighorn Capital buys care home for £3m

Armighorn Capital buys care home for £3m

Healthcare company Armighorn Capital has bought Copper Hill Care Home from HC-One following a £3m investment from Frontier Development Capital. The property in Leeds has...

State pension model proposed to fund care

A former cabinet minister has set out proposals identifying how to plug a £2.75bn funding gap in social care. Damian Green MP, who commissioned the...
Mental health service rated ‘inadequate’ by CQC

Mental health service rated ‘inadequate’ by CQC

Mental health hospital Meadow Lodge in Chudleigh, Devon, has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors visited the service in February...

Labour pledges to increase homecare packages

The Labour Party has announced plans to increase the number of homecare packages if it were to gain power, as part of measures to...

Fewer people receiving care despite growing demand, report finds

Analysis by The King’s Fund has revealed that more people are requesting care, but fewer adults are receiving it. The proportion of working-age adults approaching...