Charities left to foot care home bills

Community Care Market News (News) February 2002Charities are subsidising around 51% of their care home residents to the tune of £106 per week, according...

Southern Cross offers £12.3m for Trinity

Following four months of negotiation, Southern Cross has issued an offer to acquire Trinity Care plc. Doubts were raised over whether the two companies...

Care homes (inspections)

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (10 December 2001: Column: 713W) if he will list for each local authority the sum spent...

Mission Care set to open new care home in Bromley

Community Care Market News (News) February 2002Mission Care has received planning permission to build a new care home for older and physically disabled people...

Local authority guidance issued

Community Care Market News (News) February 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has issued local authorities with guidance for the implementation of fairer charging policies...

Harmony care homes returned to sale and leaseback companies

Harmony Healthcare Group has returned two of its subsidiaries to sale and leaseback companies, NHP plc and WH Estates. Harmony Care Homes and Harmony...

Private care homes

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (11 December 2001: Column: 729W) to make a statement on the state of the private care...

Winter pressures are predictable, says King’s Fund

Community Care Market News (News) February 2002Winter pressures on NHS hospitals could be avoided by taking better care of older people with chronic respiratory...

Wage increases deal another blow to care home sector

Community Care Market News (News) February 2002National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases are forcing care homes out of business, according to a survey of care...

Buckinghamshire achieves ISO 9002

Home care in Buckinghamshire has achieved the International Standards Organisation (ISO 9002), following an assessment in December 2001. Inspections are carried out on a...