Heritage Care breaks from parent organisation

Heritage Care has announced plans to demerge from English Churches Housing Group (ECHG). The not-for-profit care provider, which currently reports revenues of £20m, will...

Univent results

Univent, the AIM quoted operator of four nursing homes, a domiciliary staff agency and a children's nursery, has reported revenues of £2.9m (£2.5m) for...

Highland launches joint care plan

Highland Council and NHS Highland have signed an agreement to jointly fund and manage community care services for older people and other groups. The...

West Lothian new head of social policy

West Lothian Council has announced the appointment of Graeme Blair as head of social policy. Blair's new role will involve responsibility for social work,...

Leeds services for people with learning disabilities

Leeds City Council, in partnership with Leeds Health Authority, is inviting expressions of interest for the provision of services for two groups of adults...

Welsh homes warn of care crisis

Local authorities in Newport and Swansea have offered to increase the baseline fee rates they pay for nursing and residential care homes places following...

Hampshire home upgrade

A £30,000 landscaping scheme to improve the grounds of Hampshire County Council's Orchard Close home on Hayling Island has been announced.The home provides a...

Care home owners take council to court

Members of the County Durham Care Homes Association have threatened court action against Durham County Council over its failure to increase fees to what...

High court to rule in care home crisis

A legal challenge to Lancashire County Council's decision to reduce placements for older people in residential care is being mounted by the Lancashire Care...

New LTC package

Norwich Union has introduced a new Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) package to replace its current Future Care Plan. Endorsed by Age Concern, the...