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Birmingham picks extra care plan
Birmingham city council has announced plans to replace residential homes across the area with extra care developments in a move that councillors say marks...
Housing associations make their mark on extra care projects
Housing associations have been celebrating their partnerships with local authorities following a swath of successful bids for round two of the Department of Health's...
Care costs creep up at Tyneside
South Tyneside metropolitan borough council has defended its decision to raise charges for community social care by explaining that the additional funding is crucial...
£2m loan funds domiciliary expansion
Birmingham-based domiciliary care provider Claimar Care has secured £2m of funding from the Bank of Scotland in order to continue a number of expansion...
Ashbourne expands with exclusive deal for Ridgmont
In a move that will temporarily scupper the ambitions of market giants Four Seasons and Southern Cross, and their respective equity investor owners Allianz...
The Butler won’t do it
The country's longest serving director of social services, Hampshire's Terry Butler, has said that he will be leaving the council within 12 months following...
Construction underway on first of 12 new homes for West Sussex
Building has begun in Ifield, Crawley, on the first in a series of 12 new care homes across West Sussex under a partnership between...
DH hygiene code to cover care homes?
In the government's continued determination to eradicate MRSA infection Health Secretary John Reid has announced proposals that would roll out a statutory Hygiene Code...
Long term care funding changes
The Department of Health (DH) has revised the capital limits for means testing for local authority support in care homes.On 4 April the lower...
Care Management Group forge ahead
Care Management Group Ltd, the 'high needs' provider for people with a learning disability, has reported good operating results for the year to 29...
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