Ashbourne Healthcare – correction

Care home operator Ashbourne Healthcare has asked CCMN to make clear that it has not applied for planning permission which would allow it to...

Plymouth considering fee hike

Plymouth City Council has outlined plans to increase the levels of fee rates it pays providers in the area. According to a social services...

NCHA care home survey

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004A recent survey of care home residents by the National Care Home Association (NCHA) chief executive Sheila Scott...

Older people are most wealthy

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004Figures from the International Longevity Centre have revealed that those over 50 hold 70% of the net wealth...

Craegmoor develops assessment tool

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004Craegmoor is developing a tool to help more accurately assess older people before they enter a care home....

Care UK trading update

Care UK plc has reported trading in line with expectations at its AGM in February. A new residential contract has been signed with Surrey Council...

Plymouth director retires

Plymouth director of social services Lesley Reid is to retire after two years at the council. A replacement has yet to be announced but...

More concerns raised about delayed discharges system

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004A report by Birmingham's Health Services Management Centre has questioned the effectiveness of fining social services departments for...

Over 65s soon to outnumber the young

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004The number of people aged 65 and over will outnumber those aged 16 and under in just ten...

New DoH targets

Community Care Market News (News) March 2004The Department of Health (DoH) has issued a paper setting out new local authority targets for home care,...