Lack of dementia strategy identified

Fewer than one in ten small housing associations have a strategy in place to support dementia sufferers or older people. A survey of 88 groups...

Turnover leaps at Porthaven

Care home operator Porthaven Group experienced a 217% spike in turnover for the year ended 31 March 2013, with revenues growing from £2.3m to...

Learning disability treatment must improve says lamb

More needs to be done across health and social care to improve treatment for patients with learning disabilities, care and support minister Norman Lamb...

CareTech invests to make rent savings

In a reverse of the recent deals involving REITs (see this issue Company News Focus), operator CareTech has acquired the freeholds of two property...

New developments – August/September 2013

Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots has announced £2.5m government funding for a new Mencap centre for...

Danshell picks up remaining Castlebeck homes

Danshell Adult Healthcare has acquired the remaining estate of Castlebeck from its administrators. The 20 facilities are a mix of care homes for adults with...

NICE welcomes new board members

Consultant physician in general and geriatric medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and chief executive of learning disabilities provider MacIntyre and...

McCarthy & Stone completes £518.9m refinancing

Retirement homes developer McCarthy & Stone has completed a £518.9m refinancing of its existing liabilities, reducing the debt burden of the company by £350m.The...

CCMn meets Paul Burstow MP

Pushing care up the political agenda - CCMn meets Paul Burstow MPA year on after leaving his post as Minister for Care, MP for...

Legally Speaking

Integrated health and social care services - a landscape of opportunity for providers?DAC Beachcroft examines the risks and potential arising from legal reforms The...