Hosted by Lord Warner, the Rt Hon Professor Paul Burstow (former Health Minister), the Adam Smith Institute and LCS International chaired a lively and interesting debate on innovation and change within social care in the UK between now and 2020.

In a care home market awash with opportunities, identifying the right ones is essential. Until relatively recently, the majority of care operators carried out limited, if any, local analysis prior to new development or care facility acquisition.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is publishing its consultation on the fees that it proposes to charge providers in 2017/18.

Once again care homes are planning to celebrate connections with their local communities.

The hot transactional market in 2015 drove strong investment performance with an IPD healthcare return at 10.4% - the first double-digit return for five years.

Making the decision to buy or sell your care home is not easy. You will have put a great deal of thought into it and carefully weighed up the pros and cons. Once that decision is made, you want things to progress quickly and smoothly.