Sandstone Care Group grows portfolio with 11th home

Sandstone Care Group has acquired Dalton Court in Cockermouth – its first care service in Cumbria. Formerly owned by the Priory Group, the setting becomes...

International confidence in care home market continues

Transactions in the care home sector reached over £1.8bn in the first half of this year, with strong international confidence in the market. Data released...

Route to scale

LaingBuisson’s Social Care Conference covered several areas, including investor sentiment, the Casey commission, and the regulatory environment. It also looked in-depth at the homecare,...

Octopus Healthcare Fund adds Manor Park care home to portfolio

The Octopus Healthcare Fund has added Manor Park care home in Old Malton, North Yorkshire, to its portfolio of settings. Sandstone Care Group will take...

JGP Holdings grows presence with GrayAreas deal

JGP Holdings has launched in the West Country with the acquisition of GrayAreas in south Devon. The transaction, which was funded by Thincats, secures the...

Elevation closes credit fund with £270m of available capital

Elevation Advisors LLP has secured discretionary equity commitments from global pension capital that will enable its latest credit vehicle to deploy £270m of debt...

Emil Peters steps down as CEO of Tunstall Healthcare

Emil Peters has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer at Tunstall Healthcare. Peters, who joined the company in May 2022, has been...

Robert Giles joins Exemplar as property and developments director

Robert Giles has joined Exemplar Health Care as its property and developments director. He joins with more than 25 years’ experience in the property and...

Signature appoints Amanda Rae as director of quality and governance

Signature Senior Lifestyle has recruited Amanda Rae as its director of quality and governance. Rae joins Signature with over three decades of experience in health...

Councils struggling to meet cost of complex and expensive care

Four in five councils overspent on adult social care in 2024/25, with budget deficits reaching £774m. The overspend, which is due to increasing levels and...