Sevacare expands with bolt-on

Sevacare has made the bolt-on acquisition of fellow homecare provider Wales-based Prompt Care, which has branches in Newport, Cardiff, Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff....

More end-of-life care needed GPs say

Doctors say more hospices, care homes and other end-of-life facilities are needed to support people with long-term degenerative conditions such as dementia. Writing in the...

CQC plans inspection and fee reforms

Government watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is considering moving towards regulating different care sectors in different ways. It is also considering, in the long-term,...

Mature homes and tough market leads to levelling of revenues at Voyage

The relatively mature status of its portfolio and a challenging trading environment led to specialist care market leader Voyage recording a marginal decrease in...

Burstow admits to mental health cuts

Following his departure as care minister Paul Burstow has admitted there were cuts to mental health services during his tenure at the Department of...

Providers call on Hunt to tackle Dilnot recommendations

Care providers have challenged new Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to take on the recommendations laid out by the Dilnot Commission.Former Culture Secretary Mr Hunt...

Enara sees revenues jump following Acquisitions

A flurry of acquisitions led to domiciliary care provider Enara Group recording a 22.8% increase in turnover for the year ended 31 March 2012.The...

Local Authority funded care numbers stop falling

The number of older people supported in care homes by English local authorities has stopped falling, according to statistics released by NASCIS (National Adult...

Ellerby departs from Bupa as part of global restructure

Bupa has announced a management restructure for the business which will see the removal of its existing three divisions, and their replacement with five...

Lamb pledges £100m more for specialist housing

Care services minster Norman Lamb has announced the government fund to stimulate the specialist housing market will receive a boost of £100m taking the...