Council completes transfer
Dumfries and Galloway council has become the first council in Scotland to transfer its residential homes to the independent sector. Nine of the councils...
DGAA refurbishment for stroke unit
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997DGAA Homelife has announced details of a £1.8m facelift and expansion of its Rush Court nursing home in...
Essex home care strategy
Essex county council is seeking to balance the provision of home care services more equally between the in-house team and the independent sector. Previously,...
PPP Lifetime launches equity release scheme
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997PPP Lifetime has launched a new equity release scheme to fund long term care insurance, Asset Access. The...
BUPA wins battle for Care First
Going back around 18 months, there were as many as 15 quoted companies on the London Stock Exchange with significant interests in the care...
The Budget
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997An extra £97m for social services in 1998/99 was announced by Health Secretary Frank Dobson on 2 December,...
Primary Health Properties
Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 1997Primary Health Properties plc confirmed this month that the size of its portfolio of primary care property (owned...
ADSS survey on winter pressures
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Decisions regarding the allocation of additional winter monies have involved a 'considerable' degree of cooperation between health authorities...
Specialist care home investment funds
It has been a very interesting month for the fast developing care home investment fund sector. For example, the quoted company, Nursing Home Properties...
Local authorities operating waiting lists
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Research published by Help the Aged suggests large numbers of elderly people are waiting up to months for...
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