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Care Sector Insight and the Integrated Care Journey

Care Sector Insight and the Integrated Care Journey

This year will see Integrated Care Systems (ICS) gather pace, with the aim to improve people’s outcomes and experience of care between the services.

Bringing people, communities and services together will no doubt impact positively and bring about a better experience of care transfers across the services.

The Art of Forecast Preparation in the 2022/23 Care Sector

The Art of Forecast Preparation in the 2022/23 Care Sector

Whilst the care sector awaits confirmation of Local Authority rates effective from 1 April 2022, the specialist care Home and wider sector Finance Brokers at Chandler & Co, take a look at the cost factors required for consideration when presenting a successful finance funding proposal.
Chandler & Co. at the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards

Chandler & Co. at the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards

After such a long time, we are looking forward to meeting our colleagues at the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards next month.


Statutory reporting Season 2021/22 and areas to look for in statutory records and forecasts

Statutory reporting Season 2021/22 and areas to look for in statutory records and forecasts

With the onset of a new year part of preparing financial lending proposals looks at historical performance, current management information and forward forecasting.

For care home acquisitions and sales the above is all relevant information for a Finance Broker as well as the stakeholders in the business.

Environment Social & Governance (ESG) and the future of care

Looking at the pipeline of finance proposals for funding applications it is becoming clear that lenders are increasingly enquiring into how care businesses are including the pathway to net zero within their governance plans.

The race to net zero carbon highlighted at COP 26 is gathering momentum and as it establishes will be seen as an additional value enhancement to a care business.

Chandler&Co strengthens their Team with new care sector business development hire, Julie Hopkins

Julie Hopkins has joined Chandler & Co. as a specialist Care Sector Business Development Manager, to bolster the company’s expertise across the UK.
Julie brings a wealth of experience with her, having originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, and worked in accountancy practice across the UK, specializing in care homes and the wider care sector for over 20 years.

Consider the inclusion of environment implications within your business planning.

Building developments are increasingly taking the natural environment into account. Examples being measuring carbon efficiency and natural landscaping.
Consider the inclusion of environment implications within your business planning.

Recent deal agreed

We are happy to share details of this recent deal we have had agreed. Proud to be supporting the care sector as we have done since 1995.

New Year Reflection

There is no doubt that the next few months will be challenging from staffing to business operations, which is why business governance and forward thinking business strategy has taken on a new steely focus. 

Chandler & Co are delighted to be a partner of the new website group Ownacarehome.com

 This is a sister website to Buyacarehome.com offering business growth services that address the needs and challenges of care home operators.

 There is a fantastic prize draw launch offer with the chance to win a Happiness Programme for your Care Home!

Chandler & Co. support experienced team in Dorset care home acquisition

Chandler & Co. are pleased to share the news that Pagnell Court Consultants has successfully completed on the purchase of Southmead Rest Home in Dorset.


Lenders supporting the care sector - challenging times but positive signs by Liz Woollett

Despite the complications of lockdown, we have continued to speak with a lot of Care Home operator clients, old and new.  Having been at the forefront of the pandemic, operators have been forced to remain dynamic during the hardest of circumstances and are now at the forefront of industries to face the future with this intense experience under their belt.