Call for more consistency

The third annual summary of Joint Reviews of Social Services, published this month by the Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI), found...

Gateshead selects partners to develop residential care

Gateshead council is to work in partnership with two not-for-profit organisations to modernise residential care for older people in the borough.The two organisations, Housing...

Northern Rock in talks

Northern Rock plc has confirmed that talks are taking place with regard to the potential sale of its care home subsidiary, Regency Care Homes.The...

Bexley to transfer residential homes

Following a lengthy consultation process, Bexley council's social services has announced it is to transfer all of its residential homes for older people to...

Telford & Wrekin transfers homes

Telford & Wrekin council has transferred two residential homes and a day centre for older people to Accord Housing Association. The two homes are...

Securitisations for care home sector

A number of long term care companies have this month confirmed that they are shortly due to complete securitisations of their nursing homes to...

Surrey transferring homes

Surrey county council's social services department has invited tenders from the independent sector for the running of 13 residential homes for older people. The...

Council criticised for failure to consult

The Local Government Ombudsman has issued a report on a complaint against Redcar & Cleveland borough council after it failed in its duty to...

Northamptonshire due to make decision

Northamptonshire county council is due to take a final decision on the future of its residential homes at a meeting of the full council...

Sunrise due to open new development

Community Care Market News (News) October 1999Sunrise Assisted Living Ltd is nearing completion of its first development in the UK, due to open next...