Future of Allied Healthcare secured

Allied Healthcare has been bought by healthcare provider CRG for an undisclosed sum, securing the future of the troubled homecare provider. All of Allied’s care and...

Civitas makes ‘strong progress’ in first half

Real estate investment trust Civitas Social Housing completed purchases of properties totalling £150.7m, its half-year results for the period ended 30 September 2018 show. The investor...

Care UK to launch wearable connecting older people to 111

Care UK is launching an electronic wrist watch for older people, which will alert NHS 111 services if the user falls ill or has...
Good guidance practice issued care providers

Ombudsman upholds two-thirds of unfair charging complaints

The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman upheld 67% of complaints about unfair charging in adult social care in 2017/18, its annual review has...

EBITDA at Four Seasons parent company dips

Lower care home occupancy and increased use of agency staff resulted in EBITDA at the parent of Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC) falling to...
Real estate opportunities

Sovereign Capital seeks buyer for Outcomes First

Private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners has instructed Macquarie Group to sell its education and care business Outcomes First Group, sources close to the...

Action needed on health inequality, report says

Increasing spending on the NHS and social care will not change health inequalities and improve life expectancy on its own, a report by The...

Consultation on care transformation agreed

A consultation will take place in the new year on plans to modernise care services for older people in Rhondda Cynon Taf in South...

Partnerships in Children’s Services up for sale

Foster care company Partnerships in Children’s Services is being sold by private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners for an asking price of £100m, according...
Voyage Care reports positive Q3 growth

Community-based care drives up revenue at Voyage

Voyage Care has posted a double-digit rise in revenue during the three months to 30 September 2018, its latest financial update has revealed. Revenue increased...