Optimo Care Group has acquired Spectra Care, taking on a portfolio of supported living units across Ilford and Chigford.
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Good Day Care Homes has acquired the Heights Care Home, which closed in November 2022.
M&ADementia specialist Church Farm Care has acquired Wren Hall Nursing Home, strengthening its presence in the region.
M&APotens, a specialist care provider, has acquired Regents Park T/A The Lodge learning disability care home in Exeter.
Social careWorries that a crackdown on private provision of SEND care is imminent seem to be overstated.
Politics & policyYorkshire-based residential and nursing care home provider Constantia Healthcare has completed a refinancing geared towards growth and acquisitions.
In other news...Social care charity We Change Lives (WCL) has acquired East Midlands-based residential care business PSA Care Services and its subsidiaries.
M&ASt Bernard’s residential home in Solihull has sold to an undisclosed multi-care home operator.
M&ABraid Hills, a former nursing home for 119 residents, will be re-opened in the next few years following its acquisition by Crown Care Group.
M&ABIRA Group Limited, which has a portfolio of seven homes in South Wales, has acquired Filed Farm House Residential Home in Hampton Bishop.
M&ADowning has acquired Inspire Neurocare and Hamberely Neurocare, its first acquisitions in the neuro-rehabilitation sector.
M&ADevelopers and operators are being urged to build more care homes across the country as a new report reveals a growing shortfall in bed numbers and issues with existing buildings.
Real estateHealthInvestor understands supported living firm Consensus is up for sale.
M&AAs the House of Commons rejects the amendment which would have exempted social care providers from the employer’s national insurance rise, we gather some reactions from the sector.
Politics & policyRegional care home group Holmwood House Holdings has acquired Norwood House, a 59-bedroom specialist dementia care home in Saxmundham, Suffolk,
M&AHealthInvestor understands that supported living firm Lifeways is in a process led by Rothschild & Co.
M&AMental health company Cygnet has acquired three specialist care homes previously operated by Oakview Care Services.
Social careWelltower looks to be close to buying north-west based care home group Athena Healthcare Group.
M&AA new care home is set to open in Doncaster next month, supporting adults with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.
Social careBankhouse Nursing Home, a nursing care facility local to Blaenau Gwent in South Wales has sold to the manager of Oxford Care Homes and BIRA Care Homes.
M&AYorkshire-based care home company Strong Life Care has acquired Cooper House in Bradford for a seven-figure sum.
M&AParklands Care Homes is launching a £4m expansion of its care facilities in Tain and Grantown-on-Spey to increase its capacity.
In other news...London-based Care REIT¸ which invests in a portfolio of healthcare real estate assets, has agreed terms on a deal to be acquired by the New York-listed CareTrust REIT.
Real estateNorth west-based care home group Athena Healthcare Group is up for sale, according to sources.
M&AEleanor Healthcare Group has acquired the Close Care Home.
M&ASovereign Capital Partners-backed Eden Futures, a provider of supported living services has acquired Care Wish based in Dudley and Sandwell in the West Midlands.
Social careHartford Care has acquired a residential care home site in Eastleigh, Hampshire to be developed by Highwood Group.
Real estateScottish care home group Meallmore is reportedly preparing for an exit with an advisor ready to take the firm to market.
M&AAffinity Care Consortium has purchased Asquith Hall Care Home in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
Real estateSeveral expert sources have suggested a regional Scotland-based care home group is up for sale. The group has denied it.
M&AElevation Development Partners has completed the development and sale of three new-build care homes to Pierval Santé, a real estate fund of Euryale, a European asset manager.
Real estateBoutique Care Homes secured planning permission from Dover District Council yesterday to build Catherine Grove care home in Deal, Kent.
Real estateThe Schoen Clinic Group has opened Wellen Court, Schoen Clinic York, a nursing home with 24/7 care for people with complex dementia and its associated behaviours.
Social carePreferred Homes has completed its £16.3 million Hunslet Moor House development in Leeds, comprising 63 self-contained apartments.
Real estateKara Healthcare has acquired six care homes in the Northeast from administrators and lender ThinCats, alongside another from family-run operator Peterborough Care.
M&ACare England CEO Martin Green says the way in which local authorities commission care makes them “complicit with modern slavery”. Multiple sources on and off the record say tens of thousands of international care workers are stranded in the UK.
Politics & policyZephyr X has taken out an £8.8 million bridging loan to support a purpose-built 70-bed care home and seven supported living apartments in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Real estateLuxury care home provider North Bay has sold a portfolio of six homes across the north of England for £100m.
M&AElevation Healthcare Properties has acquired land and agreed forward funding to support the development of a care home in Otley, Yorkshire,
Real estateSpecialist support service Consensus has acquired residential care and support provider Creative Care.
M&AAthena Care Homes has appointed Lorna Rose as its new chief executive.
Social careSocial care experts widely see the Casey Review’s 2028 release date as a delay tactic and wonder if some businesses will even survive to see its conclusion.
Politics & policyAngela Rippon is the celebrity ambassador for Care UK’s campaign “the Big Dementia Conversation”.
In other news...Neil Eastwood is looking to tackle the care sector’s workforce crisis. Not only does his app offer a novel solution, but his experience as a former carer and care group director gives him a fascinating perspective on where employers are going wrong.
InterviewSwanton Care and Community has acquired Alina Disability Support which provides care and support for children and adults with learning disabilities.
M&AElevation Healthcare Properties has acquired land and agreed forward-funding to support the development of three new purpose-built care homes.
Real estateOakland Care’s purchase of a 70-bed care home development site last month highlights key trends in the elderly care market.
Market analysisPE firm Lonsdale has launched two build-and-buy platforms in homecare and dentistry. HealthInvestor speaks to an advisor on the homecare deal to find out more.
M&ASenior Living Investment Partners, a partnership between Pension Insurance Corporation and Octopus Real Estate, has announced an investment via its joint venture with Elysian Residences.
Real estateStrong Life Care has purchased two purpose-built care homes: The Beeches in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire and Tenlands in Ferryhill, County Durham.
M&AIntegrated retirement community operator Wallacea Living has appointed Nazish Shaikh into the newly-created role head of HR.
Real estateOccupancy levels across UK private care homes returned to, and in some cases exceeded, the pre-pandemic long-term average to reach 88%.
Market reportsElizabeth Finn Homes, which operates eight care homes across England, has appointed Ruth French and Julian Ide as non-executive directors.
Social careOakNorth Bank has provided funds to MPS Care Group, a provider of residential nursing and care homes for adults.
Social careCare home provider Oakland Care has purchased a 70-bedroom care home development site in Fleet, Hampshire.
M&AProperty developer Zephyr X has acquired a site for a new senior living development in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Real estateA comprehensive survey from the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) displays the devastating impact the budget will have on care and support providers.
Politics & policyForbes Stuart, partner at Ignite Growth, which acquired supported living business Acorns Healthcare, talks bout Ignite’s regional growth strategy, his thoughts on UK political risk and more.
InterviewHuge wage bills in the wake of changes to employers’ national insurance contributions could cripple some healthcare operators, market experts tell HealthInvestor.
Politics & policyElevation Healthcare Properties has completed the sale and leaseback of Henbrook House care home in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, which is let to Connaught Care.
Social careCare provider Barchester Healthcare has reported 2023 income of 22.5 million, up from £21.9 million reported for 2022.
Company resultsSmart Care Homes has acquired Mannamead Care, a group of four care homes and an independent living unit in Plymouth, Devon.
M&AHealthcare M&A has rebounded in a big way. Year-end figures should see at least £2.5bn worth of transactions completed in the UK. Elderly care has proved particularly attractive.
M&AIgnite Growth has acquired Acorns (Southern), a specialist supported living business based in Curdridge, Hampshire.
M&AA Qualia Care home, St Mary’s Nursing Home in Moston, Manchester, has been sold to Vriddhi Investments on behalf of the administrator Griffins.
M&AChristie & Co has appointed Andrew Fyfe as an associate director in its care team in Scotland, to handle key healthcare transactions across Scotland.
Real estateDevelopment finance lender Atelier has provided a £23.6 million facility to develop a vacant purpose-built 119-bed care home in London.
Real estateHartford Care has entered into a partnership with construction firm Highwood Group to develop a residential care home in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
Real estateGrosvenor Health and Social Care Group has acquired Lifted Care, the care services arm of Lifted, a social care technology platform.
M&AAlternative lender Broadwood Capital has secured backing from asset manager Aviva Investors for a dedicated sustainable later-living credit fund.
Real estateLovett Care has acquired luxury care home developer and operator New Care for an undisclosed sum.
M&ABuy and build residential care and supported living specialist Swanton Care has acquired Derbyshire-based supported living services provider Oaklands Support.
M&AProperty developer Zephyr X has purchased and commenced groundworks for a senior living development in Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire.
Real estateInternational alternative asset fund management group Bridgepoint has sold care home provider Care UK which it bought in 2010.
Real estateSignature Senior Lifestyle, in partnership with Elevation, has completed the debt financing and construction agreements to support the development of three wholly-owned sites.
Real estateNursing and care home operator Country Court has sold a portfolio of three care homes for around £50 million.
Real estateElevation and Anavo acquire Hampshire care home site Real estate fund Elevation Healthcare Properties, in partnership with care home operator Anavo, have acquired a site with planning consent for a care home in Havant, Hampshire.
M&ACare provider Loveday & Co has appointed Sian Hammer as managing director.
Social careRowlinson has been appointed as contractor to build St Thomas’ Gardens, a multi-generational residential community in Stockport, Greater Manchester..
Real estateOakNorth Bank has provided a £2.25 million loan to a new joint venture between Kyte Property and Grosvenor Hill.
Real estateUK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed Laura Chinyere-Ezeh as HR consultant in health and social care.
Social careThe Care Quality Commission has appointed Sir Julian Hartley as its new chief executive.
RegulationChristie & Co has launched its ‘Care market review 2024’ report, which analyses the UK healthcare business market.
Market analysisMidlands Care has acquired three purpose-built care homes in Leicestershire.
M&AZephyr X has announced that its latest care home redevelopment in Oxfordshire is set to open in the first quarter of 2025, which will be operated by Bracebridge Care..
Social carePuma Property Finance has facilitated a £17 million loan to Cinnamon Luxury Care to deliver a new 73-bed care home in Thurnby, Leicester.
Social careTechnology provider Clanwilliam has released its care management software in the UK, which simplifies admin duties.
TechnologyFulcrum Care has acquired four Scottish care homes on long-term leases from Impact Healthcare REIT.
Real estateThe Healthcare Management Trust has acquired St Quentin Care Homes.
M&ACare home provider Signature Senior Lifestyle has appointed Vishul Seewoolall as chief operating officer.
Social careCare home operator, Curo Care Group, has purchased two care homes in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and a further two in Cumbria.
Real estateTarget Healthcare REIT has reported 11.8% annual return in year ended 30 June 2024, by the help of increasing portfolio valuation and rent income.
Social careA new white paper has been launched detailing the "first steps to fixing social care".
White papersGrowth capital investor BGF stated it has generated a strong ROI in care village provider Springfield Healthcare Group, as it exits the partnership with a sale of six care villages.
M&AIntellectual disabilities care provider Milewood Healthcare has appointed Anthony Miller as director of business development and growth.
Acute careHealthcare real estate fund, EHP, has agreed forward-funding to Simply Care to develop two care homes in Gravesend and Pagham.
Social careHealthcare real estate investment trust Aedifica has acquired four care homes with a total capacity of 264 residents, for £61.5 million.
Social careReal estate lender Beaufort Capital has arranged a long term financing facility for LNT Care Developments, to build 264 care beds all across England.
Social careTeignmouth, Devon located residential care home has been acquired by Kennedy Sabapathy, who owns five care homes with three in neighbouring locations.
Social careCare home developer, Simply Develop UK, has purchased a development site in Pagham, West Sussex with a planning permission of 80-bedroom care home.
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