Care Markets

Despite many examples of bad care being highlighted in the past 12 months, the number of people receiving services in England reporting their quality...

Specialist care provider Glen Care has appointed two non-executive directors to its board. Former chief executive and strategic director of social services at Kent...

Failures in the commissioning of homecare services have been once again highlighted, this time by a committee led by former care minister Paul Burstow.Once...

Outlined below are the ten things that I believe need to happen to improve the quality of life for people with dementia living in...

Cambian has added Woodleigh Community Care to its growing portfolio of businesses, acquiring the specialist care provider for an undisclosed sum. Woodleigh provides care and...

The care sector has seen a number of acquisitions in recent months, particularly in the specialist services sector, for example Universal Health Services buying Cygnet Health Care, Acadia’s acquisition of Partnerships in Care and Cambian Groups recent purchase of Woodleigh Community Care (see this issue: Company News).

Local authority trading company Norse Care reported a marginal increase in turnover from £32.9m to £33.5m for the year ended 31 January 2014. A slight...

Chairman and founder of LNT Lawrence Tomlinson tells us about his rise from taking on the family business to becoming Entrepreneur in Residence at...

Legal & General (L&G) has acquired three care homes from the Careplaces Fund, which is managed by Bridges Ventures in partnership with Castleoak, for...

Mears Group secured new homecare contracts in excess of £75m in the period from 1 January 2014 to 12 November 2014, it reported in...