Patients discharged too early

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001A survey by the Carers National Association (CNA) has found that the concentration on shorter NHS waiting lists...

Concerns over lift standard

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001Care home operators have raised concerns over the definition of a passenger lift in the National Minimum Standards...

NCSC chair speaks of flexibility

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001Speaking at the National Care Homes Association annual conference during the CareExpo exhibition this month, chair of the...

Home care users value service highly

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001A Findings report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that older people are given too little...

Increase in homes sold to fund long term care

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001One in six English families have to sell their elderly relative's home in order to pay for their...

Social services staffing statistics

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001The Department of Health has published the results of the annual (September) census of the workforce of social...

Better help for the blind

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001More work needs to be done to ensure people with a visual impairment receive the benefits and services...

Providers protest over fee levels – CCMN’s fee survey shows differing increases

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001Nursing and residential home operators in a number of areas have threatened to refuse admissions of local authority...

Report finds rapid growth and diversity in assisted living

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001Assisted living offers a way to deliver housing and care in an integrated manner to older people, and...

Changes to preserved rights regulations

Community Care Market News (News) June 2001Regulations came into effect on 1 June 2001 allowing local authorities to top up care home fees for...