Costing tool aims to set national fee standards for supported living

Half-dozen not-for-profit provider organisations have launched a tool that aims to help simplify the cost of support for people with learning disabilities and autism...

Hallmark begins building work on £23.5m Cardiff development

Work has started on the construction of an 85-bed setting that will be Hallmark’s first fully electric care home. Its £23.5m development in Cardiff will...

Care Santé to grow platform with backing from OakNorth

OakNorth has provided a £5.5m loan to Nottingham-headquartered homecare provider Care Santé, which delivers domiciliary and extra care services across the UK. Founded in December...

Financially ‘unsustainable’ SEND system faces ‘collapse’, says CCN

The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system faces ‘collapse’ without major reform to services, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned. Its latest research...

Cheylesmore Estates sells development site to Oakland Care

Cheylesmore Estates has sold a site in Hailey, Hertfordshire, with planning consent for a 75-bedroom home, to Oakland Care. The transaction was brokered by healthcare...

Cera strengthens network with the acquisition of Care at Home Services

Cera has strengthened its network with the acquisition of Care at Home Services, expanding its reach across the country. Care at Home Services (South East)...

Occupancy growth at Somerset Care impacted by lower council fees

Occupancy growth at Somerset Care has been ‘constrained’ by lower council fees, leading to increasing challenges in accepting some local authority admissions. Its latest results...

Rachael Shimmin appointed chief executive officer of Anchor

Rachael Shimmin has been appointed as chief executive officer of Anchor and will join the business in January. Shimmin has had a career in public...

Untold Living geared to open first custom-built scheme in summer

Untold Living plans to open Sundew Court in Newport, Shropshire, in late summer next year – its first custom-built scheme in its portfolio. Once complete,...
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Strong Life Care grows provision with acquisition

Strong Life Care has acquired Church View Care Home in Murton, County Durham – its ninth property in its portfolio. Originally owned by Care UK,...