Help the Aged releases falls guidance for care homes

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004According to Help the Aged older people in care homes are three times more likely to fall than...

FSA publishes enhanced rules for long term care insurance

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004Consumers of long term care insurance (LTCI) are to be given greater protection under new guidance published by...

Care homes underfunded despite substantial fee increases

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004Care homes continue to be underfunded despite above-inflation increases in fees paid to operators by local authorities. According...

Delayed discharge figures tumble

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004Figures from the Department of Health (DH) have shown a fall in the total number of people delayed...

Welsh Assembly consultation on older people

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004The Welsh Assembly has launched a consultation on the role of the Commissioner for Older People. According to...

Liberal Democrat survey reveals London care homes are struggling

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes has revealed a new survey of care home services across London that indicates...

Coverage Care Shropshire beats training target

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004Residential care home provider Coverage Care Shropshire has announced that six of the nine managers within in its...

Mission Care redevelopment opens

Community Care Market News (News) June 2004Mission Care has announced the reopening of Homefield Nursing Care Home following a multi-million pound extension and renovation...

Interim Evercare pilot results published

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004 Interim results of a US-style healthcare programme being piloted in the UK have been published...

Care homes (deaths)

Greg Knight asked the Secretary of State for Health (2 Mar 2004 : Column 859W) how many care assistants employed in care homes in...