Maidenhead to build 60-bed home

Maidenhead councillors have approved plans to demolish a 23-bedroom residential home for the elderly and replace it with a new one with more than...

Admissions suspended following Merthyr Tydfil inspection

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has been forced to suspend admissions to its four care homes for older people, following a recent inspection by...

Ex-Nestor boss to float Careforce on AIM

Mike Rogers, the former chief executive of Nestor Healthcare plc, has announced his intentions of floating his new vehicle on AIM (the Alternative Investment...

Scottish Social Services Council

Morag Alexander has been reappointed as the convener of the Scottish Social Services Council. Alexander, who has been in post since August 2001, was...

Care Homes

Andrew Stunell asked the minister for health (14 September 2004: Column 1109) if he would make a statement on the availability of care home...

Reed lower but confident

Reed Health Group plc, the supplier of care staff to the NHS, local authorities and the private sector, has announced sharply reduced profits for...

Barnet head of community care

Barnet Council has appointed Irene Findlay as head of community care. Findlay joins the council after spending a year in Iraq on secondment from...

Robinia operations manager

Robinia, the specialist provider of support services for adult and young people with learning disabilities, has appointed Karen Simpson as regional operations manager.

Bexley independent living centre

Bexley Council has been given the go-ahead to develop an independent living centre in the borough for people with physical and sensory impairments.Councillor Donna...

St Helens confirms closure plans

St Helens Council has confirmed that it is planning to redevelop three of its care homes as extra care facilities.Larchfield, Heyescroft and Ashtons Green...