Castlebeck Care appoints David Cole as chief executive

Castlebeck Care has appointed David Cole as its new chief executive. Cole joins from Priory Healthcare where he was operations director. Cole has over...

NCSC registration fee increases

Tim Loughton asked the Secretary of State for Health (28 April 2003:Column 259W) what measures he took to consult care home owners before the...

Craegmoor secures another acquisition

Craegmoor Healthcare, the venture capital owned provider, has announced its biggest ever acquisition with the purchase of Independent Community Living (ICL).The deal, for an...

Wakefield pilots care management software

Wakefield Social Services has started a six-month pilot of a new software system, designed to improve the management of intermediate care with Wakefield's partner...

McCarthy & Stone issues warning to local authorities

Despite a strong half-year performance, the deputy chairman of McCarthy & Stone, Keith Lovelock, has issued a stern warning that local authorities are ignoring...

Worcestershire prospects excellent

Worcestershire is only serving some people well but prospects for improvement are excellent according to a report published by the Audit Commission and the...

Ealing’s successes and challenges

Ealing Social Services serves most people well but prospects for sustained service improvement are uncertain, according to a report published by the Audit Commission...

Elderly forced out due to money shortage says RCN

Community Care Market News (News) May 2003Older people are being forced out of care homes because the government has not provided enough money to...

DoH issues guidance on access and systems capacity grants

Community Care Market News (News) May 2003The Department of Health has released a circular LAC(2003)10 with details of access and systems capacity grants for...

Human rights loophole

Community Care Market News (News) May 2003Older people in care homes could be denied their human rights because of a loophole in the law,...