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Ombudsman reminds councils to be clear on care home costs
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has reminded councils across England that they must give families placing relatives in care homes accurate information...
PegasusLife acquires Renaissance Retirement
PegasusLife has acquired retirement living developer and provider Renaissance Retirement for an undisclosed sum, more than doubling its portfolio of developments to 71 sites.
Renaissance Retirement...
Operational difficulties hit Excelcare’s profits
Excelcare Holdings reported a 43.2% rise in revenues but profits plummeted for the care home provider in the year ended 31 March 2017.
Turnover stood...
CQC appoints chief operating officer
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Kirsty Shaw as its chief operating officer.
Shaw will lead on the regulator's corporate and customer-facing functions, including...
Octopus Healthcare fund reaches £85m
Octopus Healthcare’s open-ended UK healthcare real estate fund, which focuses on UK elderly care homes, has raised £85m.
Originally the MedicX Healthfund, the investment vehicle...
Glenholme Healthcare Group moves into elderly care
Glenholme Healthcare Group is planning to build a ‘multi-million pound’ residential care facility as part of a new move into the elderly care market.
The learning...
CQC chief executive to step down
Sir David Behan, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to step down from his position in the summer after six years...
Impact REIT acquires North East portfolio
Real estate investment trust Impact Healthcare REIT has acquired a portfolio of three care homes in the North-East of England from developer and operator...
Homecare services in Scotland worried for fate
The terms and inadequate funding levels attached to many local authority contracts in Scotland are discouraging homecare services from applying for local authority contracts,...
Westward Care Homes acquired
Specialist care provider Westward Care Homes Limited in Norfolk has been acquired by National Care Group.
Its two homes, Westward Farm and Westward Barns near...
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