Serenity Care Solent opens branch at Royal Haslar village

Homecare provider Serenity Care Solent has opened a branch on the site of Royal Haslar waterfront village, a new residential community near Alverstoke, Hampshire. Royal...

Care sector shows ‘resilience’ despite tough operating environment

Under-resourced planning departments, labour shortages in construction, and tightening environmental rules are slowing the pipeline of new care home developments, despite demographic shifts fuelling...

CareTech sells majority stake in Smartbox

CareTech has sold its majority stake in Smartbox Assistive Technology Group, six years after it invested in the business. While CareTech will remain a minority...

Positive Independence secures £4m to expand care provision

Positive Independence Ltd – a provider of children’s residential care and supported living in the East Midlands – has secured a £4m funding package...

Maria Mallaband Care Group recruits Paul McPartlan as COO

Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) has appointed Paul McPartlan as chief operating officer – 35 years after he began his career in the sector...

Octopus Capital makes trio of promotions

Ed Clough has been promoted to the newly created role of head of real assets for Octopus Capital. Effective immediately, Clough will continue to have...

Iris Care Group grows portfolio with acquisition of Awelon Healthcare

Iris Care Group (ICG) has grown its portfolio with the acquisition of Awelon Healthcare, which operates two specialist services. The deal means ICG strengthens its...

Untold Living sells land to Zephyr X for care home development

Untold Living has sold land adjoining its Sundew Court retirement community in Newport, Shropshire, to Zephyr X for the development of a 70-bed care...

Better analysis needed to understand delayed discharges, report finds

People medically ready to leave hospital in Scotland spent 720,119 unnecessary days on wards in 2024/25, with the cost to the NHS an estimated...

Extra grant funding provided to adapt homes

A cash injection of £50m will be provided to help more older people and individuals with disabilities to adapt their homes to live independently. The...