Caremark opens new franchise support centre to assist growth

Caremark has opened a new franchise support centre as the business continues to expand across the UK and Ireland. The company has moved into a...

TLC Care recruits Sue Astill as MD

TLC Care has appointed Sue Astill as managing director, leading a portfolio of nine homes across the UK. Astill joins from Porthaven Care Homes, where...

Hartford Care appoints Nicky Barnes as chief operating officer

Nicky Barnes has been promoted from operations director to chief operating officer at Hartford Care. Barnes began her career as a care assistant nearly 30...

Sona appoints Becky Speight as director of health and social care

Digital workforce management platform Sona has recruited Becky Speight as director of health and social care. With more than 20 years of experience across frontline...

CM meets… Sharon Lowrie

Sharon Lowrie joined Be Caring in 2018 with the business months from liquidation. Eight years on, the employee-owned homecare provider is debt free, rated...

Pension scheme and workforce plans welcomed by care providers

Plans to introduce a national collective pension scheme for workers in the care sector have been welcomed by representative bodies. At the Labour Party conference...

Councils set to spend £7bn more a year by 2029, CCN warns

County and rural unitary councils are on course to be spending £7bn more a year on services by 2028, the County Councils Network’s (CCN)...

PM accepts social care reform may come at a ‘political price’

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned if the ‘broken’ social care system is not fixed it will eventually break the NHS too. Addressing the Labour...

Care home deals roundup

Rayan Care (Pinhay) Ltd has acquired Pinhay House, a residential care home in Lyme Regis, Dorset. The home, which is registered for up to 25...

The Orders of St John Care Trust adds Kings Court to portfolio

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has added Kings Court in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, to its portfolio. The 66-bed care home provides residential and...