Newcastle upon Tyne-based property, care and leisure company Malhotra Group has purchased three Four Seasons Health Care homes located in Howdon, Morpeth and Blyth.

London-based care suppliers’ purchasing network Spectrum Care has appointed Amin Thobani and Rishad Datoo to its board of directors.

Family-owned healthcare operator Ann’s Care Homes has a purchased a portfolio of seven care homes in Northern Ireland from Larchwood Care (NI).

Supported living company Voyage Care has announced that its chief executive Andrew Cannon is stepping down.

The Local Government Association has issued a stark warning about social care funding to the chancellor ahead of the Autumn Statement next month.

The Care Quality Commission today published its annual assessment of health care and social care in England.

Cera Care has committed to saving the NHS £100 million by providing care for patients in their own homes to alleviate winter pressures.

Athena Care Home Group has acquired a pair of Cambridge care homes, Langdon House and Alex Wood House.

Ideal Carehomes has been acquired by HC-One, one of the UK's largest care providers, from Warwick Capital Partners and LNT Group.

Skills for Care has announced plans to develop a 15-year workforce strategy for adult social care.

Target Healthcare REIT, which invests in modern, purpose-built UK care homes, has reported its annual results for the year ending 30 June 2023.

Exemplar Health Care, a nursing care provider for adults living with complex and high acuity needs, has officially opening Adswood Lodge.

Lottie, a UK-based startup offering a SaaS platform for people seeking care homes, has raised €20 million in a Series A funding round.

The fourth annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball took place on Saturday 30 September, raising £426,852 for its charities

Adlington Retirement Living has opened The Spindles a retirement community comprising 72 apartments.

Paul Bridge, CEO of social housing at CIM is stepping down to become founder and chairperson at The Clive Smith Foundation.

National Care Group (NCG) has been granted more than £300,000 in funding from the Adult Social Care Technology Fund.

Halifax will acquire Sodexo's Worldwide Home Care with subsidiaries in the UK, Ireland, the Nordics, France, Brazil and the US.

Nursing home provider Amica Care has acquired Ernstell House, a nursing home in Plymouth.

A coalition of leading health and social care organisations is calling on the government to tackle failings in the way older people are cared for in their final years of life.

SpringCare has acquired The Chace Care Home in Great Malvern, Worcestershire.

Care home provider Hartford Care has agreed a new credit facility with NatWest of £45 million.

Independent care provider Agincare has appointed Cher Goodyer-El Meheiry as clinical lead for its live-in care service.

Boutique Care Homes has bought Connors House in Canterbury. The new addition will generate over 80 full-time job opportunities.

Europe’s largest care group Clariane, formerly known as Korian, has appointed Laura Taylor as chief executive of its UK division, Berkley Care Group.

Executive search boutique Carter Schwartz has raised £15,750 through The Big 100 to support children's charity Spread A Smile.

HealthInvestor interviews Optimo Care Group on its rapid expansion, marked by a series of acquisitions and a strategic shift in its focus.

Borough Care has purchased a development site with consent for a 76-bedroom, home scheme.

Exemplar Health Care says it is investing £200 million to create 40 new specialist care homes.

Rented retirement home provider Birchgrove has purchased a 78-apartment development in Hampton Court.

Athena Care Homes has bought two care homes, Alex Wood House and Langdon House in Cambridge, from CHS Group.

Cheshire social care charity We Change Lives has acquired residential care business 3L Care Group for an undisclosed sum.

Supported living and domiciliary care group Optimo Care Group has completed the acquisition of Abbey Care, HealthInvestor can reveal.

Four Seasons Health Care has entered into conditional sale and purchase agreements for the sale of 11 sites for £41.3 million.

Orchard Care Homes has appointed Richard Waterhouse as group director of people and talent.

Aria Care Group has appointed Ruth Yates as managing director of operations.

Adult specialist care company Ivolve Care & Support has appointed Helen Kings as chief operating officer.

Spectrum Care and the Caring Times Owners Club have partnered to organise workshops and events to support care owners and directors

Anne Milton says social care providers and representatives have the chance to ensure they use their voices to shape future policy decisions.

Not-for-profit health and social care provider Ambient Support has appointed Jane Homer as head of business development.

Abbeyfield¸ a charity providing housing, residential care and support to older people, has appointed Mike Turner as its chair.

Care provider Meallmore has appointed Gavin Manson and Martyn Everett as non-executive directors.

HealthInvestor is proud to announce it is supporting this year's Care Sector Fundraising Ball, by Championing Social Care, as media partner.

Jane Townson, chief executive of the Homecare Association, has been appointed chair of the Care Provider Alliance.

Highlands care home operator Parklands Care Homes has formally acquired two Moray care homes.

Amerdeep Somal has been appointed as the local government and social care ombudsman.

Housing and care provider Anchor has appointed Elizabeth Froude and Fred Angole as non-executive directors.

Four Seasons Health Care has withdrawn a sub-portfolio of care homes from a sale of 111 care freehold homes.

Caring Times’ community of owners and directors at care providers is inviting advisors to submit proposals for guides to support its members.

OneTouch, a provider of home care management software in the UK and Ireland, has acquired AutumnCare, an Australia-based residential aged care software platform.

Complex care provider Cornerstone Healthcare Group and Virgin Money have completed a refinancing deal valued at £12.75 million.

Care homes and care services provider HICA Group has appointed Carl Taylor as regional trainer.

Knight Frank has released its latest Seniors Housing Development Update, which analyses the development landscape last year and offers forecasts of future delivery.

Wood Care Group has purchased Chapel View and Field View Care Homes in Mapplewell, Barnsley.

Investment manager Downing has exited its six-year partnership with elderly care provider MACC Care.

Simply Care Group UK, a developer and operator of care homes, has completed a forward funding deal for two assets.

A Leeds-based buy and build investment group is launching a series of training packages for social care businesses across its portfolio.

Skills for Care has appointed Tristram Gardner as deputy chief executive.

A special educational needs provider has mandated Rothschild to run a sale of the business in the coming months.

BN Care has purchased its fifth care home after securing a joint finance package from HSBC UK and BGF.

Blackwood Homes and Care has appointed Steph Sutherland as development and commercial director.

In this Q&A session with chief executive Dr Ed Gladman, we delve deeper into Adlington Retirement Living's journey to date and future goals.

City & County Healthcare Group’s chief operating officer Gary Fee, has been promoted to chief executive, replacing James Thorburn.

The ONS today revealed that the care home population in England reached 360,792 through the past year.

Octopus Real Estate has provided £26.3 million to Connaught Care to finance the construction of two care homes.

Minister Maclean today delivered a speech at the ARCO conference, shedding light on the government's plans for the retirement living sector.

London-based home care company SweetTree Home Care Services has appointed Denis Repard as chief executive.

Specialist housebuilder Churchill Retirement Living exchanged contracts on seven new sites in June.

Private Equity firm Euston Ventures has acquired Safespaces, a manufacturer and provider of specialist equipment for users with complex needs.

Hartford Care has acquired two newly built residential care homes in Alton and Southampton in Hampshire.

Social care and education provider CareTech has appointed Steve Bennett as its group human resources director.

New research from ARCO reveals older people are frustrated by their local housing options.

Centrum Care Home Group has acquired care homes in South Devon: Beacon House in Dartmouth, and Windward House and Willow House in South Brent.

Tristone Healthcare has bought South West Intervention Services (SWIS) to extend its footprint in the social care sector.

Home care provider Bluebird Care has appointed Jonathan Gardner as chief operating officer and managing director.

Care Concern has acquired a group of two care homes in Cannock, Staffordshire.

Resicare Alliance has acquired three children's homes in Birmingham.

Liaise has appointed Emma Sperling as chief operating officer.

Cornerstone Healthcare Group has appointed Gaynor Rhead as commissioning home director.

LNT Group and McCarthy Stone topped the elderly care homes and older people’s housing sector respectively for the second year in 2022.

Orchard Care Homes has appointed Eleanor Mercer as group head of marketing and communications.

French nursing homes operator Orpea has received a €200 million drawdown from its main banking partners under a new financing.

HealthInvestor reached out to special educational needs provider Outcomes First Group to find out more about the closure of over 25 homes.

Boutique Care Homes has purchased a care home development site in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Bield Housing and Care has appointed Debbie Collins as chief operating officer.

Avery Healthcare has entered into a management contract for 29 Signature Senior Lifestyle care homes

Dementia care provider Camelot Care has appointed James Marchant as the group’s new operations manager.

Jeremy Richardson, Runwood Homes' chief executive, has decided to leave the business after less than a year in the role.

What factors contribute to institutional investors' interest in social care? An interview with Mark Gross, a partner at Downing.

ivolve Care & Support has appointed Neil Robinson as its new chief finance officer to strengthen its team and drive its growth strategy forward.

UK law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed four new partners in its national independent health and social care team. These are: Andrew Spicer, Anna Davies, James Gutteridge and Letitia Winterflood-Blood

We sat down with Dr. Ben Maruthappu to find out more about Cera's investment and expansion plans in other geographies and healthcare sectors

Civitas Social Housing has agreed a recommended cash offer from Wellness Unity, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of CK Asset Holdings.

Promedica24 is expanding its offerings, introducing hourly care, and exploring various avenues for organic growth and M&A

Care provider HC-One is intending to sell 19 care homes, in addition to the 52 properties that it had announced it would sell two years ago.

Methodist Homes is withdrawing from 10 care homes on England and Wales and placing a Scottish retirement village into administration.

Yannis Loucopoulos, CEO of Tristone Capital, talks about the current market dynamics, opportunities, and challenges in the social care sector.

Ambient Support has appointed Naomi Atkinson as director of operations.

OakNorth Bank has provided a £20 million loan to Phoenix Learning and Care.

The Care Quality Commission has appointed James Bullion as interim chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care.