Turnover down and surplus’ up at Housing & Care 21

Turnover dropped at Housing & Care 21 from £222m to £218.7m for the year ended 31 March 2014. After costs of £200.6m (2013: £211.2m) were...

HC-One acquires Meridian Healthcare

HC-One has acquired Meridian Healthcare in deal that will see the transfer of its 30 homes in the north of England to the operator...

Greater Manchester to be handed £6bn health budget

The first fully ‘integrated’ health and social care authority is to be established in Greater Manchester. The 10 local authorities, 12 clinical commissioning groups and...

Occupancy boosts TOSJCT’s profits

Charitable operator The Orders of St John Care Trust experienced a rise in revenues from £95m to £99.6m in the year ended 31 March...

Sobowale to head Disabilities Trust

Irene Sobowale has been appointed chief executive of the Disabilities Trust. Currently the charity’s director of finance, Ms Sobowale will take over from current...

Children’s homes qualifications

The Department for Education is to introduce two new qualifications for care workers in residential children’s homes to identify the early signs of child...

New developments

Housing association Riverside has signed an £80m contract to develop three extra care developments in the city. The PFI schemes are expected to provide 316...

Reduced role for independent sector under Labour’s plans

If elected in May, Labour plans to focus its energies, and finances, on fully integrating health and social care and reeling in private sector...

Care England manifesto

Establishing an outcomes-based system of health and social care was top of Care England’s manifesto, which it wants the next government to adopt following...

High Court rules on ‘top-ups’ in the fee setting process

In the latest judicial review concerning the setting of local authority care home fees, a High Court judge has ruled that top-up fees paid...