Target acquires Zest care properties

Target Healthcare REIT has continued racking up its acquisitions with the purchase of three purpose-built care homes and four specialist care bungalows from Zest...

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: life after Cheshire West

Trowers & Hamlins’ Kyle Holling looks into the legal ramificationsThe Supreme Court decision in P vs Cheshire West and Cheshire council and another and...

Start-up costs eat into Witherslack profits

Specialist education provider the Witherslack Group reported a 17% leap in turnover from £25.5m to £29.8m for the year ended 31 August 2013. After net...

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...