Care Homes – Places

Andrew Turner asked the Secretary of State for Health (17 Dec 2003 : Column 986W) if he will list the areas in which (a)...

West Sussex consultation

West Sussex County Council has announced that a three-month consultation is to take place into the future of Westhill, a council-run care home for...

DoH RAP statistics

Community Care Market News (News) February 2004The Department of Health (DoH) has issued the latest Community Care Statistics 2002-03: Referrals, Assessments and Packages of...

ADSS highlights best partnerships

Community Care Market News (News) February 2004A new report by the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) has called for local authorities and...

New Barchester commercial director

Carole Hunt, former director of operations for Sunrise Assisted Living UK has joined Barchester Healthcare as commercial director in a newly created role. She...

Direct payments improve quality of life says SCOPE

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003New research by SCOPE has revealed that direct payments have a positive impact on the lives of disabled...

Budget for older people in Wales hit by fund diversion

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003Social services funding in Wales is to be re-prioritised in order to help implement the recommendations from the...

Adult PSS funding in England to increase 8.2%

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003The local government finance settlement has provided an indicative £10,266m in revenue and capital resources for Personal Social...

Devon to research dementia services

Devon County Council has commissioned research into care services for people with dementia in Devon. Guidelines for developing intermediate care for people with dementia...

Sandwell Council extra care scheme

Sandwell Council is developing a new frail elderly housing with care scheme in Smethwick in partnership with housing specialist Prime Focus Regeneration Group. The...