Director of operations at Sunrise

Sunrise Assisted Living has announced the promotion of Carole Hunt to the position of director of operations for the UK. Previously general manager of...

Tameside expansion

Tameside Care Group has purchased Bridgewater Park Nursing and Residential Home in Scunthorpe.The purchase of the 50-bed dual registered home represents the first major...

Trinity Care confirms talks

The board of Trinity Care, which originally confirmed it was in bid talks with a number of parties in February 2001, has confirmed that...

PFI pioneer

The first PFI deal for a learning disabilities project has been signed in Portsmouth.Portsmouth City Council social services department and Interserve plc reached agreement...

BUPA refurbishment work

A £2.2m joint development plan between Powys County Council and BUPA has been given the go ahead by the council's social services finance and...

Residential and nursing care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (10 July 2001: Column: 441W) how many residential care and nursing (a) homes and (b) places...

Croydon closures mooted

A consultation process is underway on proposals to upgrade Croydon Council's homes for older people.The council plans to sell two of its homes, Cheriton...

Social services assessments

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (25 June 2001: Column: 24W) what level of assessment is undertaken by social services when a...

SSI report on quality

According to Quality on the Way, a recent report carried out by the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI), local authorities can greatly improve the social...

Dementia care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (26 June 2001: Column: 72W) what estimate his Department has made of the availability of home-based...