Care Markets

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 and pressures on disposable income. But with some exceptions – including those companies which still have a massive debt overhang from pre-crunch days - they remain in fundamentally good shape, with solid prospects for growth in the medium to long term as the economy recovers during 2014 and beyond.

Lifeways, the UK market leading supported living provider, generated revenues of £121.3m (+5.7%) and EBITDA of £21.3m (+10.4%) for the year ending 31 May...

The war for talent among the premium providers of elderly care is driving salaries to new heights.Many new build homes are paying base salaries...

The polarisation between care homes operating on a predominantly private or public pay model continued apace last year, according to LaingBuisson’s Care of Older...

Birmingham’s gay community is formulating plans to develop a care home specifically for older homosexuals. Discussions have been focused on whether creating a place...

More than one in eight care homes are being charged by NHS GP practices for primary care cover for its residents, an exclusive CCMn...

The Local Government Ombudsman has criticised and fined another local authority for inappropriately placing a service user and reiterated that councils will be held...

A report by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) predicted that the care workforces needs to add approximately one million workers by 2025 to respond...

Solihull council is to increase its residential and nursing home fees by more than 16% from this April in a bid to place more...

Excessive paperwork for care home staff is undermining care according to a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).The report showed that, due...