Apposite appoints Meyneir to lead investments

Apposite Capital has appointed Anne-Laure Meynier as investment manager. After roles at Rothschild and Bridgepoint, Ms Meynier was most recently chief finance officer at...

Smith swaps Sunrise for New Century

Formerly senior director of operations at Sunrise Senior Living, Phil Smith has joined New Century Care as chief operating officer. The move is part...

New legal director at Blake Morgan

Legal firm Blake Morgan has appointed former General Counsel Sarah Bricknell as legal director in its health and social care team. Formerly General Counsel...

Dunn to head up ECL’s care

Michele Dunn has been appointed head of care at ECL, formerly known as Essex Cares. In her new role, Ms Dunn will have a...

New developments

Barchester Healthcare opened a 60-bed care home in Colchester, Essex last month. The facility will offer nursing, residential and respite care as well as specialist...

Mears care business still facing ‘challenging’ times

In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange last month, Mears Group reported that ‘trading remains challenging’ for its care business.The directors said:...

‘Disappointing year’ for Shaw Healthcare

In what the directors described as a ‘disappointing year’, Shaw Healthcare reported a marginal rise in revenues from £87.5m to £87.8m for the year...

Homecare business hits MITIE’s profits

MITIE reported a 9.5% drop in operating profit to £58.1m for the six months ended 30 September 2015, which the directors said largely reflected...

Slight rise in Four Seasons’ fortunes

While the third quarter of 2015 saw a slight recovery in the fortunes of Four Seasons Health Care, it was still not sufficient to...

Surge in social care complaints to LGO

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has reported an 18% increase in complaints and enquiries about adult social care in the past year. In 2014/15 LGO...