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Councils are ‘rationing’ social care – Nuffield Trust
Most local authorities are tightly rationing social care for the over 65s in response to budget cuts, according to research from the Nuffield Trust...
Four Seasons acquires seven premium homes
Four Seasons Health Care has further boosted its private pay arm by acquiring seven care homes from high-end provider Majesticare.
The deal sees 358 beds...
Mears’ margins tested despite growth
Mears Group experienced a 32% growth in revenue for the year ended 31 December 2013 but both its social housing and care divisions witnessed...
Grant Thornton predicts LA fee rise
The residential care home sector will continue to grow despite cuts to local authority budgets, an incredibly positive report from Grant Thornton suggests.
It claims...
Mixed fortunes for independent sector laing’s review finds
One of the 12 market segments covered by the latest (2013/14) edition of LaingBuisson’s Healthcare Market Review has been immune from government austerity measures...
Strategic director at Good Care Group
The Good Care Group has appointment of Belinda Berkeley as corporate and strategic development director. She joins from NBGI Private Equity, where she spent...
Labour party report finds older people funding is ‘not well spent’
A report by the Independent Commission on Whole Person Care called for a ‘radical new approach’ to rework the health and social care system...
Bamber takes on AFG community role
Carey Bamber has taken on the role of community service director at Alternative Futures Group to lead its activities in Wirral and Bootle following...
Four Seasons board appointment
Chief executive officer of Phoenix Energy Holdings Peter Dixon has been appointed to the board of Four Seasons Health Care as a non- executive...
Devon considers ‘commissioner only’ role
Devon county council is now considering closing most of its remaining directly-run care homes and becoming solely a commissioner of care from the independent...
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