County care home markets and the Care Act:LaingBuisson senior consultant David Roe talks about...

Over the last few months LaingBuisson has been involved in a project, for a consortium of twelve county councils and unitary authorities, looking at...

Bupa caps 2015 spending

Bupa chief executive Stuart Fletcher has revealed that it only has up to £300m to spend in 2015 and it is looking at new...

Private sector interest returns in extra care housing

A renewed confidence among private sector developers, and a growing demand from potential leaseholders, looks set to support growth in the number of privately-owned...

Turnover down for Glen Care

Revenues fell by 12% for complex care provider Glen Care in the year ended 31 July 2014 from £2.8m to £2.5m. Taking into account cost...

Working together – CCMn meets Catherine Murray-Howard, deputy chief executive of CIC

Community Integrated Care deputy chief executive Catherine Murray-Howard talks to CCMn about managing a charitable business, the future of integrated services and becoming a...

Four Seasons still struggling in Q1

In its latest statement to bondholders, Four Seasons Health Care’s directors reported: ‘The EBITDA of £9.7m for Q1 2015 was £6.2m below the comparable...

Dealing with Deprivation of Liberty in the home: Stephen Evans, partner at Hempsons, provides...

Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) continues to be a huge issue in health and social care, and the law is continuing to develop. DoL in the...

Dramatic drop in profits for Mi Homecare

MITIE’s healthcare division experienced a significant drop in profitability for the year ended 31 March 2015.While revenue declined marginally from £91.7m to £91.4m, operating...

Using technology to implement Care Act choices

Chief executive of cloudBuy, Lyn Duncan, explains how it is helping Northamptonshire county council implement an important part of the Care Act 2014.‘At the...

NI considers closing 11 homes

In Northern Ireland, 11 care homes are being considered for closure as its five health trusts look at alternative types of accommodation for older...