Sanctuary operations manager

Sanctuary Home Care Ltd, part of Sanctuary Housing Association, has appointed Jenny Eaton as its new operations manager. Eaton has held a number of...

ANS delivers even more

Having surprised the industry last year with the extent of its profit growth, ANS plc has returned with an even better set of figures...

£5m Extra Care scheme for Birmingham

Sandwell Council in Birmingham has revealed plans for a flagship £5m housing and Extra Care scheme. The plans will see 48 flats built at...

Job fears as Liverpool restructures in-house home care provision

Home care workers employed by Liverpool City Council have expressed fears over their future job security, after it emerged that the council is planning...

Shaw takes over eight more Northamptonshire homes

Shaw Healthcare has signed a deal to take over the management of eight care homes on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council.Under the deal, five...

Cash windfall for Jewish Care

Jewish Care has received a cash boost totalling more than £230,000 from social care body Topss England and the Department of Health (DH). Two...

Birmingham struggling to place children in care

Social services in Birmingham are being forced to send children to children's homes 150 miles away because local facilities are being chronically overstretched.It is...

East Sussex ‘finds’ £4m to tackle delayed discharges

Just months after being accused of having one of the country's worst records on delayed discharges, East Sussex County Council has pledged an extra...

Southend to issue home care tenders?

Southend-on-Sea County Council is considering winding down in-house provision of domiciliary care services, and could invite tenders from private sector providers within weeks.The Conservative-led...

Leeds: £1m council home for disabled children

Leeds City Council has revealed plans to develop a £1m residential home for children with disabilities. The new council-run home will replace the existing...