RECENT NEWS

Oakwood Care Group has completed the acquisition of three care homes in South Wales, supported by a multi‑million‑pound funding package from the Development Bank of Wales.

Luxury provider's 5th home offers capacity for up to 70 people on former factory site in Hythe

Skills for Care chief warns "there will be no happy ending" if there is no improvement in adult social care domestic recruitment as it publishes its annual workforce report

Recruitment for a new dementia tsar to champion and accelerate progress on plans to publish a ‘new modern service framework for dementia and frailty’ by the end of the year

Peers warn proposed immigration reforms risk undermining fairness, integration and workforce stability, including in adult social care

UKSHA issues second-only red heat-health alert for six regions across England for next two days, following the amber alert for start of the week.

Care Legacy South West adds third acquisition this year to its care home portfolio

Care home providers across the UK must prepare for a major shift in safeguarding practice after the UK Supreme Court overturned the long-standing ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty cases, the government has said.

Specialist lender Paragon Development Finance signals greater expansion into care sector by backing Macc Care's 21st home development.

Location, energy regulation and funding appetite are all reshaping what a future-proof care home asset looks like, say experts

Four new homes set to provide 274 beds across Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire from late 2027.

Care England report urges providers to strengthen leadership pathways for women and embed inclusive workplace culture

Keane Premier Group has acquired fellow family-run Scottish care home group Priority Care group, doubling its size from six to 12 homes

SCIE chair and former shadow health secretary calls for adult social care reform to put practical measures in place to avoid just "restating ambition" that doesn't deliver change.

Use of available care home beds is high across England, with specialist nursing beds in shorter supply, according to new quarterly statistics published today.

The Competition and Markets Authority has ordered Healthcare Ireland Group to halt its takeover of the operations of Hutchinson Care Homes while it decides whether to investigate the takeover.

However, care leaders criticise NHS Modernisation Bill launched this week for failing to include social care providers in a proposed data-sharing obligation.

Watchdog sets out more information on how it plans to prioritise inspection visits as part of its drive to ramp up inspection rates

The CMA has signalled it will clear Welltower’s £6bn-plus care home takeover, subject to disposals in 30 local areas. Partner and Head of Corporate Healthcare at law firm Hill Dickinson, Monica Macheng, explains why the decision resets the rules for sector dealmaking

Finance, legal and operator experts share their immediate assessment of the CMA's Welltower anticompetitive decision and what it will mean for the care home sector.