Age Concern guidelines on moving from sheltered housing

Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Age Concern has published a set of guidelines which aim to provide a model of good practice for...

Specialist child care provision opens

Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Atlas Healthcare Limited, a division of Tamaris plc, has opened a new respite care centre for children with...

Sandwell introduces time saving measure

Sandwell social services is piloting a new automated home care time sheet and scheduling system, which the council hopes will cut paperwork and help...

Elderly residential care

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was asked (Hansard 12 January 1999 at column 169) which local authorities were...

CNA to launch assessment campaign

Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Carers National Association is launching an information campaign, due to commence in March 1999, which aims to...

Work starts on blueprint for care of older people

Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Health Secretary, Frank Dobson, has announced the names of the individuals who will jointly lead the External Reference...

Monmouthshire block contracts

Monmouthshire county council has invited tenders for the provision of domiciliary care, as part of a new block contract system.The current aim is that...

Older people not a burden

Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Social Security Minister John Denham this month launched a consultation paper, entitled Building a Better Britain for Older...

Local authorities update

A number of local authorities have been outsourcing provision of services in the last few months. The following is an update of recent progress:Doncaster...

Independent care home staff charged

Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Edinburgh council has acted quickly to protect elderly residents in a care home in the city, when two...