St Andrew’s Hospital announces new care facility

St Andrew's Hospital has announced this month that it is building a new home in South Essex, to care for patients with long-term and...

Government action ‘will push up cost of carers’

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999The Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services (FRES) has warned that the combined effects of the Working Time...

Oxfordshire to close home

Oxfordshire social services committee this month agreed to close a residential home to save money from the social services budget.The Osney Court home which...

Shropshire considers scrapping charges for learning disabilities

Shropshire county council is considering scrapping charges for day services for adults with learning disabilities.Members of the social services committee will discuss removing the...

Residential care (appointments)

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 16 February 1999 at column 389) if the Department of Health (DoH) will make a...

West Sussex reviews residential homes

West Sussex county council is undertaking a review of the council's residential care homes for elderly people.The nineteen homes currently provide services for approximately...

Better Rehabilitation could cut waiting lists

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999A report published this month by Age Concern argues that hospitals could make 72,000 more admissions a year...

Cheshire takes legal action over debts

Cheshire county council's social services department is to take legal action against people who have persistently refused to pay home and day care charges.Around...

Lambeth reviews domiciliary services

Lambeth social services is reviewing the provision of domiciliary care services provided in the borough.In looking to provide best value and quality of services,...

Continuing care retirement community

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has this month opened what is claimed to be the UK's first continuing care...