Undercover filmiing reveals more abuse and neglect

Police are investigating allegations of abuse at the Old Deanery, which is operated by Anglia Retirement Homes, after the BBC aired a documentary showing...

New developments – May

Two residential care homes in Torquay, Devon have been sold to local operator Beechcroft Care Homes. The 21-bed and 24-bed homes provide old age and...

Care planning not discussed – Care UK

The results of a recent survey by Care UK show that, while two thirds of adults worry about the future care of their parents,...

CCMn meets Optalis

Having feet in both camps - CCMn meets Optalis managing director Andrew PickupCCMn meets Andrew Pickup, managing director of Optalis, who explains how the...

DH outlines primary care shake-up

The Department of Health has published plans to improve communication between GP practices, A&E departments, community nursing services, ambulance services, care homes, mental health...

Looking to the far east to solve the funding crisis

It had a rapidly ageing population, families were buckling under the pressure of caring for loved ones, older and vulnerable people were being unnecessarily...

Solid six months for CareTech

Specialist care provider CareTech Holdings has reported a steady six months to 31 March 2014 in its latest trading update.Executive chairman Farouq Sheikh said:...

Guardian settles with Barclays over Libor

Guardian Care Homes has reached an out-of-court settlement with Barclays ahead of the case accusing the bank of mis-selling products attached to the inter-banking...

ACH acquired by investment funds

Montreux Capital Management, a Swiss investment firm, and KTN Care, a specialist healthcare investor, announced last month that they have acquired learning disability care...

Care Solutions sees steady growth

Learning disability care provider Care Solutions Group reported revenues of £14.5m for the year ended 31 July 2013, an increase of 13.2% on the...