Downing has exited nine purpose-built elderly residential care homes managed by long-term partner Care Concern Group, following a sale and leaseback transaction to a healthcare infrastructure investor.

Care home management software provider CoolCare has integrated with financial platform Wagestream to give care staff more control over how and when they access their earnings.

A joint venture between Morrison Community Care Group and MBL (Apley) Devco has begun work on a new 81-bedroom new care home in Apley, Telford in Shropshire.