Change of leader at innovative care charity

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Homeshare International, the charity that promotes the exchange of accommodation for supportive companionship, has appointed Elizabeth Mills OBE as director. The move follows the...

NCF vice-chair joins international group

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The vice-chair of the National Care Forum (NCF) and chief executive of Somerset Care, Andrew Larpent OBE, has been elected to the board of...

New chair for East Sussex RCHA

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Mike Derrick has been elected as the new chair of the East Sussex, Brighton & Hove Registered Care Homes Association, the voluntary membership organisation...

Notts announces new social care head

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Nottinghamshire county council has announced the appointment of David Pearson as its new strategic director of adult social care and health. Having previously been...

LAs suffer below inflation baseline increases for second year running

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Community Care Market News’ annual survey of baseline fee rates has found that the funding increases offered by the majority of councils for 2006/07...

Stars in their CSCIs

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Care operators have given a less than warm welcome to the news that residential and nursing care facilities across England could be given hotel...

Debate is key to cracking Continuing Care system

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The Department of Health (DH) has announced its determination to establish a ‘simpler, fairer and more coherent’ system of assessment to determine eligibility for...

LGA Fair Care campaign calls for cash

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The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a new campaign to secure increased funding for social care in next year’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR)....

CSCI slams care home vetting practices

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Care homes and local authority care services have been attacked for shoddy staff vetting procedures in a report which claims that more than 40%...

‘Care at crossroads’ according to census

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The government must recognise the importance of residential and nursing care homes as an integral part of the complete care spectrum, the experts behind...
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