The Essex-based nursing home provider Runwood Homes has announced strong growth in turnover and pre-tax operating profits for the year ended 31 September 2005.Group turnover for the year increased by 28% to £31.2m (2004: £24.3m), while profits before tax grew by an impressive 32% from £1.6m in 2004 to £2.1m. Of this activity residential care…