Kingsley Healthcare completes deal for Woodlands Lodge

Kingsley Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Woodlands Lodge – a newly built 40-bed care home in Formby, Merseyside. The acquisition, for an unnamed sum,...

Senior leaders join Care UK’s leadership team

Care UK has grown its leadership team with the appointments of Jo Crossland as head of nursing, care and dementia and Andrew Gibb as...

Lovett Care grows portfolio with Belvedere Manor from MHA

Lovett Care has strengthened its portfolio of services with the acquisition of Belvedere Manor Care Home from Methodist Homes (MHA). Belvedere Manor in Colne, Lancashire,...

Baby boomer opportunity

Kevin Beirne, head of retirement at Octopus Capital, explains why senior housing should be seen as a priority across Europe Population ageing is a growing...

Housing 21 to open £15.5m extra care living scheme

Housing 21 has completed work on a £15.5m extra care living scheme that will provide 60 apartments in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Midlands-based Deeley Construction completed the...

Occupancy and fee growth helps drive Belong’s finances upwards

Improvements in household occupancy and average fee rates as well as a cut in agency use helped grow net income at Belong Ltd. Financial results...

Vivere to develop Edinburgh site into extra care homes

Extra care developer-operator Vivere has acquired the site of Lansdowne House in Edinburgh from St George’s School and plans to create a community of...

CM meets… Rachael Dodgson

With more than 30 years of experience in the care sector, Rachael Dodgson has witnessed a lot. As chief executive officer of not-for-profit provider...

Maven Healthcare expands with a double swoop

Maven Healthcare has acquired two purpose-built sites in Lincolnshire and North Lanarkshire from Priory Group. The properties are Abbey Court in Bourne and Avondale in...

Ombudsman calls for reform of adult care complaints

Complaints should be at the heart of any reform of adult social care in England, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman as urged. Its...