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East Sussex looks to PFI for extra care cash
East Sussex county council has submitted a bid to the government’s Private Funding Initiative (PFI) in order to support the Living Well, East Sussex...
Doncaster looks at closures
Doncaster council has launched a consultation on the future of two authority-run care homes that it has recommended should be closed in a comprehensive...
South London care homes will stay open…for now
The early closure of two authority-run care homes in Croydon has been halted by councillors following a change in local government and new proposals...
Work starts on Derbyshire extra care
Registered social landlord Housing 21 has finally begun work on a multi-million pound extra care complex for Derbyshire county council, some 17 months after...
Sheffield lays extra care foundations
The first phase of construction work at Sheffield’s £24m extra care village was completed this month. The scheme sees Sheffield city council partner with...
Sheffield prepares for POPP implementation
Having secured £3.9m of funding in last autumn’s Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPP) grant handout, Sheffield city council has issued a tender seeking...
Camden cares for its carers
The carers and relatives of adults with severe mental health needs who live in the London borough of Camden are set to receive extra...
Scottish council OKs ‘smoking room’ homes
Angus council has agreed to create dedicated facilities for residents who smoke at two of its residential care homes following changes to legislation that...
National fraud audit to investigate care homes
Private care home operators will come under close scrutiny from the Audit Commission in the next National Fraud Initiative report after a pilot scheme...
Care Standards Act amendments to usher in transparency
Care minister Ivan Lewis has announced that from the beginning of July care homes will be legally obliged to provide clearer information on the...
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