Wiltshire transfers homes

Wiltshire county council has transferred a further nine homes for older people to the Orders of St John Trust. Nine homes were transferred to...

Cambridgeshire joint working appointment

Cambridgeshire county council and Cambridgeshire health authority have joined forces to appoint a new senior member of staff to co-ordinate joint working between the...

Partnership for Telford & Wrekin

Consultation is underway on proposals to build a new 'care village' for older people in Telford & Wrekin. The council's housing and social care...

Craegmoor Healthcare results

Craegmoor Healthcare, the UK's sixth largest provider of long term care services, with 177 homes and 4,624 beds, reports revenues of £78m (£68.4m) and...

Dumfries transfers management of home care

Dumfries & Galloway council has transferred the management of its entire home care service to Commercial Services Group, an internal arm of the council....

Essex looks at future of care homes

Essex social services has announced a consultation programme in relation to the future of health and social services for older people in Essex. As...

New marketing role at Hanover

Hanover Housing Group, provider of retirement housing, has appointed a new product marketing co-ordinator to concentrate on promoting awareness of the Hanover's retirement and...

Northern Rock disposal continues

Northern Rock's care home subsidiary, Regency Care Group, has now disposed of the bulk of its care home portfolio. The bank announced it was...

Robinia Care acquisitions

Robinia Care, a provider specialising in the care of people with learning disabilities, has acquired three homes (25 beds) in Enfield, North London. Including this...

Joint reviews

The Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate have published a further six joint reviews of local authority social services departments.North LincolnshireNorth Lincolnshire council...