Join thousands of sector professionals
Acorn remains healthy despite reporting losses
Turnover dipped a couple of percentage points for Acorn Care 1 Limited, which counts Acorn Care and Education and Fostering Solutions among its subsidiaries,...
Priory to pick up Voyage?
The Priory Group is in talks to pick up its nearest specialist care rival Voyage in a deal that has been touted as worth...
SureCare targets North West
SureCare is planning to sell franchises across the north west of England. It already has 27 franchises in England, but believes Liverpool, The Wirral,...
Hesley has a solid year despite LA cuts
Specialist care and education provider The Hesley Group reported a slight increase in turnover from £34.1m to £34.9m for the year ended 31 December...
Devon to close 20 homes in a move towards total private provision
Devon county council is to close 20 homes throughout the county within the next 18 months in a bid to help more elderly people...
Derbyshire in spending U-turn
Following the collapse of the second phase of Derbyshire county council’s £200m extra care programme, the local authority has approved three proposals to reduce...
Councils force further erosion of real-term fee rates in 2014/15
The gap between the average uplift in care home fee rates for older people paid by UK local authorities for 2014/15 and care home...
Doncaster to close seven homes
Doncaster council’s cabinet has approved plans to close its seven residential care homes for older people.
The local authority has now commenced a three-month consultation...
Care Act guidance severely limits top-up fees
The Department of Health (DH) has revealed more detail in its draft guidance following the Care Act gaining Royal Assent (CCMn June 2014).
Now the...
NHS cash not enough to solve social care funding crisis
Providing adult social care services in England will soon be ‘unsustainable’ if current budgetary pressures continue, and significant measures are not taken to inject...
©2026 All rights reserved LaingBuisson