Countdown to an effective dementia treatment by 2025

There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK today and this number is set to rise rapidly as the population ages. Current estimates...

New nursing framework launched

Researchers at Northumbria University have developed a National Career Framework to make sure nursing staff caring for older people with complex needs have the...

Staffing costs lead to big losses for Four Seasons

High staffing costs took a large chunk of the profits of Elli Investments Limited, the parent company of Four Seasons Health Care, for the...

Yields up but profits down at Orchard

Orchard Care Home’s parent company experienced a 30% increase in turnover for the year ended 31 March 2014. Orchard Care Homes.Com Holdings Limited reported revenues...

Occupancy up for CareTech

Occupancy levels in CareTech’s homes rose by 1% in the six months ended 31 March 2015, it reported in a pre-close trading update to...

Two major homecare operators plan to exit the sector

In what could be seen as a massive vote of no confidence in the state-funded homecare sector, two of the top five domiciliary care...

Acorn picks up Pathway

Acorn Care and Education has acquired East Midlands-based children’s residential care home business Pathway Care Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The deal marks the ‘latest...

Sevacare expands south by acquiring Basing Care

As part of its continued expansion in the south of England, domiciliary care provider Sevacare has acquired Basing Care for an undisclosed sum.Sevacare said...

Richmond bolsters Bupa’s revenues

Bupa UK achieved revenues of £2,711.2m for the year ended 31 December 2014, compared to £2,573.5m the previous year. The provident association reported an underlying...

‘Stabilising’ conditions serve Servoca well

Homecare provider Servoca reported revenues of £49m for the year ended 30 September 2014, an increase of 13.7% on the previous year’s £43m. After...