Caring Times understands that Care UK will acquire Oakland Care in a process due to be completed on Monday 2 November.

Ignite Funding Partners has appointed Richard Henshaw as senior healthcare and education partner, focused on operators in social care, primary care and education.

Members of the Homecare Association have elected nine non-executive directors to the organisation’s board at their annual general meeting.

The social care market is in flux, changing shape rapidly and without a clear destination, according to this year’s State of Care report by the Care Quality Commission.

A Local Government Association report provides the answers to the question of what role its members should play in a reformed system of adult social care. Tony Rock reports

Luxury care home provider Hallmark has acquired Mount Croft Care Home in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, which was previously developed and operated by Tanglewood Care Homes.