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Councils face £1.8 billion social care budget deficit
A survey of social services departments by the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) and the Local Government Association (LGA) has found that...
Huntercombe Group growth
Colette Manning has been appointed as the new manager of Nottingham Neurodisability Service, part of the Huntercombe Group of specialist care facilities owned by...
Counsel and Care plans for 2006
As part of plans that will see the launch of a number of new activities and services by Counsel and Care, the charitable advice...
Somerset Care subsidiary appointment
Not for profit provider Somerset Care has appointed Jim Iles as chairman of its Southern Regional Board, a role that will see him involved...
National Care Forum – correction
A personnel piece in CCMN February 2006, ‘New chair for NCF’, incorrectly stated that Andrew Larpent of Somerset Care had been made chairman of...
Poor providers put on spot in targeted CSCI approach
Care homes with poor track records will be subject to unannounced spot checks by officials, while residents and relatives will find it easier to...
Disgruntlement at care home registration fee increase and ‘low’ RNCC rise
Care home representatives could be in danger of crying wolf, according to some commentators, in their condemnation of the ‘double whammy’ of a 15%...
JRF study suggests England could stretch to free personal care
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has released its long awaited study of Scotland’s experience to date with free personal and nursing care and has...
Conference begs question: who is extra care for?
A well managed combination of extra care housing and domiciliary care provision could feasibly eliminate the need for traditional residential care homes according to...
‘No resuscitation’ rule for care home heart attacks
A report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) by a leading clinical lecturer in geriatrics has controversially suggested that people who suffer cardiac...
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