Bath reorganises in-house home care services

Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) Council is to reorganise its in-house home care provision to cope with increased demand for its services. The...

Life Style Care to open home in Reading

Life Style Care is set to open a new care home in Reading providing 137 nursing beds for older and physically frail people and...

Brent launches online help for older people

Brent Council has introduced online forms to make social care services more accessible for people who cannot easily leave their homes or who may...

Criminal record checks

Mark Oaten asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (22 Apr 2004 : Column 589W) how many applications for criminal records checks...

Care First Group increases profits and revenues

Care First Group plc which consolidates care homes run by BUPA Care Homes, has issued a strong set of figures to Companies House for...

Oldham to sign £60m PFI contract for sheltered housing and extra care

Oldham Council is set to announce a £60m PFI (private finance initiative) deal, which will lead to a major redevelopment of sheltered housing provision...

Bury care home operators granted court hearing on fees

Care home providers in Bury are in last ditch talks with Bury Metropolitan Council after being granted permission to take their disagreement over fees...

Regard Partnership acquires Welsh home operator

Regard Partnership has acquired Welsh care provider Cerrig Camu for an undisclosed sum. Cerrig Camu provides care for adults with learning disabilities and challenging...

Barclays supports Leonard Cheshire training programme

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Barclays has agreed to support a Leonard Cheshire volunteer training programme. The bank has donated £25,000 which will...

Practice Learning Taskforce extended

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Health minister Dr Stephen Ladyman has announced the extension of social work training group the Practice Learning Taskforce....