Care home marketplace: Mergers and acquisitions round-up

07 April 2026

Developer Barwood ‘expands UK care sector exposure’ with 64-bed scheme acquisition

A 1.2 acre Gloucestershire site has been acquired by developer Barwood Capital ahead of seeking planning permission to construct a 64-bed care home.

The firm, which is working with partner Perseus Land & Developments, said it has struck the deal for the Hardwicke site as part of its ‘growth fund strategy to expand its exposure to the UK care sector through appropriately risk-adjusted development opportunities in undersupplied markets’.

It added ‘the scheme aims to bring forward vital capacity to the market’ following recent reports highlighting record care home investment is being constrained by ‘planning and viability challenges.’

Perseus director Will Chambers said the firm’s “assessment shows there is a shortfall of some c.160+ ensuite wet room bed spaces within the immediate three-mile catchment of the site.”

31 March 2026

Welltower permitted to transfer and dispose of HC-One care homes

The Competition and Markets Authority has given US elderly care housing giant Welltower permission to transfer the running of a proportion of the HC-One care homes it is set to take over into third-party hands, and dispose of a further facility, it has emerged.

The CMA said in a statement today that the permission to transfer the HC-One homes to new operators had been granted as it ‘understands’ it was needed to ‘ensure’ care is ‘improved for the benefit of residents.’ The names, number of homes involved and the identity of the new operator have not been disclosed, although the statement indicates the latter is ‘a new entrant to Great Britain.’

The statement also indicates that Welltower has sought to dispose of an unnamed HC-One-operated home due to the landlord wanting to appoint a different operator.

The move follows a request by Welltower to the CMA earlier this month, according to a statement made by the watchdog today, which launched its official inquiry earlier this month into the US giant’s proposed takeover of over 600 active care homes managed by Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care (including Asprey) and Danforth Care, and a further undisclosed number of care homes with planning permission.

24 March 2026

Private equity-backed Fortava adds over 200 care beds via Midlands acquisitions

Dementia and complex care specialist provider Fortava has acquired three Nottinghamshire homes, taking its total to five since it launched with the acquisition of two 50-bed Peterborough facilities last year.

Two of the homes – 60-bed Long Eaton View and 79-bed Stapleford View have not yet been inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), while 83-bed Wilton View facility received an outstanding CQC rating last year.

Fortava founders, care specialist Johann van Zyl and healthcare finance expert Jamie Stuart, said in a statement that the firm’s approach is ‘rooted in cognitive stimulation therapy - a research-based method of treatment and care aimed at improving well-being and potentially slowing the progression of dementia’.

The firm is backed by private equity company Downing, which said in a statement that the newly acquired Nottingham homes ‘are modern, purpose-built homes designed to support residents with complex dementia needs’, which will be ‘integrated into Fortava’s operating model focusing on therapeutic environments, advanced workforce training, and clinically informed cognitive stimulation programmes designed to enhance quality of life and support cognitive wellbeing’.

23 March 2026

Eversley Care expands Staffordshire footprint with third home

An established 28 bed care home has been acquired by an existing local operator Eversley Care. The Old Rectory care home, which is registered to offer care to 30 residents is situated in a ‘semi-rural’ location in Bramshall, near Uttoxeter, has become the third home in the local provider’s portfolio, which provides a range of services for older people over the age of 65 rated as good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The home was previously run by Restassured Residential and received a ‘requires improvement’ rating by the CQC in February 2024. It was sold by Christie & Co for an undisclosed amount

20 March 2026

Requires Improvement 16 bed Devon home acquired by Sussex Care

A 16-bed care home that had ben rated as requires improvement by the CQC has been bought by new operator Sussex Care.

The sale was handled by Christie & Co and was sold for an undisclosed amount to Sussex Care owners, Shaji Mathew and Jincy Francis who have a background in nursing and medical equipment and also run a retail business.

19 March 2026

Crown Care Group to build and operate 72-bed Leicestershire care home

Growing large care home operator Crown Care Group has taken on the development of a 72-bed home in Leicestershire after acquiring the land with planning permission in place from developers Charterpoint Group earlier this month.

Crown – which has 23 homes providing residential, nursing and dementia care, and a further five in development across the midlands and the north - will build a ‘mostly two storey’ home on the 2.7 acre site with ensuite bedrooms, lounges and dining areas, a café/bar, and ‘extensive activity areas’, the developer said in a statement.

It added it expects to create 35 new jobs when the home opens. The sale was brokered by Christie & Co.

17 March 2026

Dementia specialist B&M Care to develop 74-bed new-build in Surrey

Dementia specialist care home group B&M Care have acquired a development site with planning permission for a 74-bedroom care home in Woking, Surrey, taking its portfolio to over 30 homes spanning the Greater London and home counties areas. The new home will feature en suite wetrooms, communal resident areas, including a care, cinema, hair salon and choice of lounges, gym, balcony access and landscaped gardens, according to Christie & Co, who handled the sale to the group for an undisclosed amount.

10 March 2026

Views sought on Welltower acquisitions of over 600 care homes

The CMA has invited comments on the takeover of several UK care homes by US elderly care housing giant Welltower for a second time.

The move comes after it announced in January that it was investigating completed acquisitions by Welltower of over 600 active care homes managed by Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care (including Asprey) and Danforth Care, and a further undisclosed number of care homes with planning permission to proceed with construction.

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05 March 2026

£6m Yorkare home set to open in York next month

Yorkare are currently recruiting 80 staff ahead of opening a new 60 bed care home in York next month. Built on the site of a disused medical centre – which was demolished to make way for the new home – the 9th Yorkare home was constructed by the firms established partner Hobson & Porter and will include a dedicated floor for residents with dementia.

27 February 2026

A&S Care Group adds Kingsly House nursing home

West country-based care home group A&S Care has added a 37 resident Tetbury nursing home to its portfolio, taking its total footprint to six homes. The 35-bedroom home – Kinglsey House – had been run by the previous owner the Cotswold Nursing Home Company for 25 years.

The CQC ‘Good’ rated-home sale was handled by Christie’s and was sold for an undisclosed sum.

24 February 2026

Physio turned care home operator acquires third south Wales home

An 11-bed dementia care home on the south coast of Wales has been acquired by Spring Meadows Care, taking the firm’s footprint in the Porthcawl area to three. Spring Meadows – owned by a physiotherapist Mani Neelamegan who has specialised in older peoples’ care – bought the home after it was put on the market for the first time in 36 years due to retirement.

Mr Neelamegan said he aims to “bring positive growth and stability” to the home built on the firm’s focus of “providing compassionate, person-centred care in a safe and homely environment.”

The CQC ‘Good’ rated-home sale was handled by Christie’s and was sold for an undisclosed sum.