Runwood improves all round

Runwood Homes Plc, the Essex-based nursing home provider, has announced increased profits and margins for the year to September 2004.Group turnover for the year...

Giants battle it out for Ridgmont

Two of the UK's largest care home operators are said to be the main runners in the sale of the Ridgmont Care Homes Group...

Scottish free care policies under attack

Despite calling free personal care a 'policy of which Scots can be proud of' in the September 2004 Scottish Care Homes Census, published last...

Continuing Care Report

Sandra Gidley asked if the Secretary of State (22 Feb 2005: Column 134) if he will make a statement on the Government's response to...

Wales releases £3m for older peoples’ strategies

Welsh Assembly Health Minister Brian Gibbons has announced £3m of grants for older people during 2005/06 as part of the Welsh Assembly's Strategy for...

Staff changes for NHP

Following its acquisition by the US private equity firm the Blackstone Group, care provider NHP has announced a number of personnel changes.Resigning from the...

Learning disabilities services to gain £41m

Services for people with learning disabilities will benefit from £41m of government funding the Health Minister said last month when he announced that Primary...

West Sussex mental health proposals

West Sussex county council has announced plans to modernise accommodation and support services for people with learning difficulties living in the area.Under the banner...

Four Seasons boosts staff training

Four Seasons Health Care has opened its own in-house Assessment Centre to deliver training to its entire staff across the UK. Courses on offer...

Sheffield begins extra care construction

South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) has begun work on an extra care complex that forms part of Sheffield city council's comprehensive programme of improvements...