Sensio grows presence in Europe with deal for ISECO

Sensio has continued its target of becoming a European market leader of technology in the older people’s care sector with the acquisition of ISECO. ISECO...

Parklands to extend Lynemore care home

Parklands Care Homes has received approval to extend its Lynemore setting in the Highland town of Grantown. The extension will include 12 en suite bedrooms,...

OSJCT continues to focus on developing self-funder occupancy

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) posted a dip in referrals to its homes as pressure on local authority budgets influenced commissioning...

Skills for Care updates framework to support leadership

Skills for Care has refreshed its leadership framework that sets out the behaviours, skills and mindsets needed in adult social care. Its leadership qualities framework...

Puma Property Finance delivers care beds with £150m of loans

Puma Property Finance provided over £150m of care home loans in 2025, creating approximately 800 new beds across the UK. Added to existing schemes under...

Private care providers becoming the ‘default option’, says index data

The private older people’s social care sector added a net 5,405 businesses last year, helping meet the needs of the country’s ageing population, according...

Godfrey Care promotes Tracy Johnson to managing director

Tracy Johnson has been appointed as managing director of Godfrey Care. Johnson, who has nearly three decades of experience in health and social care, has...

Care system ‘remains the same’ despite attempts to instigate change

National conversations or big public debates on social care have not had their intended impact, with many people not understanding what it is or...

Dementia study aims to close participation gap

People being cared for by homecare provider Cera will be able to take part in a study designed to capture the ‘silent hours’ of...

Health and care services facing mounting financial pressures

Integration joint boards (IJBs) – together with their NHS and council partners – must take decisions on where to redesign, cut or discontinue services,...