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Mixed fortunes for Bupa’s care home companies
The largest of Bupa’s three care home companies reported a rise in revenues from £111.2m to £114.8m for the year ended 31 December 2014.Operating...
Solid year for Hesley Group
Turnover grew for specialist care provider The Hesley Group by 5.4% in the year ended 31 December 2014.
Revenues stood at £36.8m compared to £34.9m...
NorseCare considers closing four homes
Local authority-owned operator NorseCare is consulting on closing four of its care homes in Norwich.The provider, wholly-owned by Norfolk county council, said that its...
CareTech reports EBITDA rise
Despite a slight drop in revenues, AIM-listed specialist care provider CareTech Holdings reported a £0.6m increase in underlying EBITDA to £14.5m in its unaudited...
NAO warns of lack of resources for Care Act demands
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that local authorities may not have enough resources to respond if demand for care services exceeds expectations.
While...
LGO fines Sheffield for funding failure
A dispute between Sheffield council and the local foundation trust resulted in a vulnerable woman wrongly being forced to fund her own care.
The Parliamentary...
Significant increase in agency nursing staff usage
The use of agency staff to cover nursing shortages has increased by 55% in the past two years, according to a new report from...
Derbyshire to focus on care homes in future
Derbyshire county council has cut the number of care homes it is considering closing to four and one residential resource centre.The local authority announced...
Fees eroded further after UK councils plan a 1.9% uplift
The gap between local authority care home fee rates for older people and the costs of care places in real terms will widen once...
Specialist care residential capacity slowly declining
The residential care capacity in the specialist care sector is on a slowly declining trend as councils opt for supported living wherever possible, LaingBuisson...
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