Essex transfers

Essex County Council has completed the transfer of five residential homes to Runwood Homes plc. Three of the homes have been sold, with the...

Care Trusts

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 8 January 2001 at Column: 446W) if he will make a statement on the practical...

Research into housing and care needs

Community Care Market News (News) December 2000The charity Methodist Homes has commissioned research into the housing, care and support needs of African Caribbean older...

Islington sets service standards

London Borough of Islington has published a set of services standards for adults, entitled Better Care, Higher Standards. All service users will now be...

Help the Aged joint venture

Community Care Market News (News) December 2000Help the Aged and TeleLarm Care have announced details of a partnership to offer social alarm monitoring and...

Housing association opens new project

Look Ahead Housing and Care has opened a new project for people with mental health problems, including those with a history of substance and...

NCHA online

Community Care Market News (News) December 2000The National Care Homes Association has launched a new website at ncha.gb.com. The site offers news on latest...

NHP to sell homes

NHP plc is understood to be negotiating the sale of some of its homes as management seeks to establish a more secure future for...

Strategic group to advise on capacity

Community Care Market News (News) December 2000Concern over the spate of home closures in recent months has prompted the government to set up a...

Agency merger

Reliance Human Resources and Cleshar Healthcare have merged to form one of the largest social care agencies in the UK. The new agency, owned...