Warwickshire fee rates to rise

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Warwickshire County Council has announced substantial increases in its baseline fee rates for nursing and residential care places.The Council will raise nursing home fees...

Ageing workforce could lead to severe nurse shortage

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Community Care Market News (News) March 2002Almost a quarter of all registered nurses are expected to retire in the next five to ten years,...

Croydon long term care plan

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Long term proposals to improve the quality of Croydon's residential care for older people have been given thego-ahead.Croydon has drawn up what it describes...

Hampshire home improvements

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Work has started on a £925,000 refurbishment of Hampshire County Council's Deeside Care Home in South Ham, Basingstoke.The refurbishment is part of a £7.1m...

Care sector will be hard pressed to match nurses’ pay awards

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Community Care Market News (News) February 2002Nursing homes will have difficulty matching the pay increases recently awarded to NHS nursing staff, the Registered Nursing...

Home care charges possible in Cumbria

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Cumbria County Council is considering the introduction of home care charges. Cumbria is one very few councils in England that does not currently charge...

Derbyshire residential services restructure agreed

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Proposals aimed at upgrading residential care homes and improving the care of older people at home were agreed by Derbyshire County Council last month.The...

Disabled people set to benefit from new earnings rule

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Community Care Market News (News) February 2002Severely disabled people will benefit from changes to the Independent Living Funds (ILFs) with their income boosted by...

Local Government Ombudsman

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DerbyshireDerbyshire County Council has agreed to pay £350 to one of its social services clients in a local settlement following a report issued by...

Hackney residents vote for transfer

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Residents of sheltered housing in Hackney have voted in favour of a transferring their accommodation to Hanover Housing Association, a not-for-profit organisation. Hanover in...
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