Court Cavendish making a move for Meridian?

Chai Patel’s Court Cavendish business is reportedly the frontrunner to snap up care home group Meridian Healthcare. Initially put on the market with a...

Carers ‘bear the brunt’ of £bns in dementia costs – Alzheimer’s Society

Dementia is costing the UK £26bn per year with sufferers and their families shouldering two-thirds of the bill themselves. And this expenditure is set to...

Carers bear the brunt of £bns in dementia costs Alzheimer’s Society

Dementia is costing the UK £26bn per year with sufferers and their families shouldering two-thirds of the bill themselves. And this expenditure is set to continue to rise with two million people expected to be diagnosed with the disease by 2051.

Spanish buy boosts Tunstall’s turnover

Telehealth and telecare provider Tunstall reported revenues of £221m for the year ended 30 September 2013, an increase of 21.2% on the previous year’s...

Strong leadership at Bethpage

Andrew Strong will take over as chief executive officer of specialist care provider Bethphage in November. He replaces Rob Tovey, who has headed up...

Sharma joins Careline Lifestyles

Careline Lifestyles has appointed consultant psychiatrist Dr Drona Sharma to head its in-house team safeguarding the mental health of its residents.

Social care head for Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire Disability has appointed Rosemarie Pardington to lead the charity’s social care services in the UK. Prior to taking up the role of...

Page joins Danshell board

Steve Page is to join the board of specialist care provider Danshell as a strategic advisor. As well as being the founding chief executive...

Retirement Villages brings in Barr

Surrey-based Retirement Villages group has appointed Rob Barr as human resources manager. Mr Barr was previously at Partnerships in Care and Crawley-based Bard Medical.

Fellowship for dementia professor

The University professor, Roger Watson, who developed the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) - the only validated instrument for measuring feeding difficulty in...