Red Cross transfers remaining care homes

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002The British Red Cross has announced plans to dispose of its four remaining care homes, with a total...

Fair access to care guidance

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002The Department of Health has published guidance on eligibility criteria for adult social care (LAC(2002)13) based on the...

13,100 elderly care places lost in 2001

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002UK care home capacity for older people and physically disabled client groups shrank by some 13,100 places across...

Care home sector underfunded by over £1bn

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002Care homes for older people are currently being underfunded to the tune of £1.04bn a year, according to...

Delayed discharges are down, says DoH

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002The government claims it is meeting its targets on reducing delayed hospital discharges for older people. According to...

Bed blocking in Scotland falls by 5.3%

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002Delayed discharges in Scotland fell by 5.3% to 2,951 between January and April 2002, according to the latest...

Scotland to tackle infections in care homes

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002National infection control standards are to be developed for care homes in Scotland under plans outlined by Scottish...

Local authorities could promote LTCI

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002Local authorities could act as 'introducers' of long term care insurance (LTCI) under proposals being put forward by...

Disability equipment services failing

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002Disabled people are still experiencing difficulty accessing disability equipment two years after the Audit Commission published a report...

Housing crisis looms for people with learning disabilities

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2002Local authorities are failing to provide homes for people with learning disabilities who are living with elderly parents,...
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