Highland homes transferred to Parkland

Parklands Highland Ltd signed a contract with the Highland council last month to assume responsibility for the operation of existing homes at Urray House...

Personal budgets get thumbs-up

A survey published by Think Local; Act Personal (TLAP), a think tank focused on personal and community-based social care, found last month that people...

Funding boost for hospices

Hospices across England have been awarded a share of £60m of government funding to improve care environments and settings (CCMn July 2012).A total of...

Lamb addresses homecare visit timings with providers

Care minister Norman Lamb met with homecare providers this month to discuss homecare provision in the UK and, in particular, address the fact that...

More dementia housing needed

More specialist housing and support services are urgently needed if Britain is to cope with the rising numbers of people with dementia, a new...

Apache invests in MMCG to grow high end care home operation

Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) has secured £50m from Apache Capital Partners to develop eight luxury care homes.A spokeswoman for the operator told CCMn...

Investor believes specialist care services are improving

s an influential parliamentary group calls for reforms in the way adults of working age are cared for, one investor has backed the progress...

Acorn Care posts losses for a second year

Children’s care and education provider Acorn Care 1 reported significant losses for the year ending 31 August 2012. Despite increasing turnover from £76.3m to £110.6m,...

Sector commits to improving the lives of PLD

The Department of Health (DH), NHS England, Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Care Quality Commission and the National Forum...

Flat financial year for Carewatch

Homecare and assisted living service provider Carewatch Holdings Limited has reported revenues of £51.5m for the year ended 31 December 2012. This marks only...