Robinia buys 25-bed Midlands operator

Robinia Care has announced the acquisition of Ark Care Ltd, an operator of seven care homes in the Midlands, for an undisclosed sum.Ark Care,...

Wales to establish Commissioner for older people

Wales is a step closer to establishing an independent commissioner for older people in Wales, following news that a draft bill is to be...

Highlands urged to use independent sector

Highland councillors have been urged to invite formal tenders from the independent sector to build and run new care home and extra care facilities,...

Robinia Midlands appointment

Robinia Care, the provider of support services for adults and young people with learning disabilities, has announced the appointment of Samantha Marriott to the...

Housing 21 loses Worcestershire home care contract

Worcestershire County Council has taken over the care of up to 70 elderly residents in Droitwich after complaints that an independent sector company was...

Care UK & Hanover Housing MoU

Community Care Market News (News) November 2004Care UK, the quoted specialist health and social care provider, has signalled its confidence in the extra care...

McCarthy & Stone doing well

McCarthy & Stone, the UK's leading retirement housing provider, has recently announced its annual results for the year to 31 August 2004. The results show...

Wales struggling with direct payments

The number of people using direct payments in Wales has fallen in the past year, new research has revealed.Of the 70,000 service users eligible...

Scots still dying younger

Community Care Market News (News) November 2004Eight out of ten UK local authorities with the lowest male life expectancy at birth in 2001/03 are...

HFT chairman

National learning disabilities charity HFT has announced the appointment of Robert Wood as the new chairman-elect of its council of trustees. Wood takes over...