BUPA wins health authority contract

Community Care Market News (News) February 2000BUPA has been awarded a contract by Liverpool health authority to provide 90 beds at four care homes...

Barchester to develop assisted living facilities

Barchester Healthcare is developing assisted living facilities at the site of one of its nursing homes. It has recently commenced building works at the...

New director for Hackney social services

Mary Richardson has been appointed director of social services at Hackney council, with effect from April 2000.Ms Richardson is currently director of housing and...

Nursing Home Residents (Income Support)

The Secretary of State for Social Security was asked (Hansard 13 January at column 230W) how many residents of residential or nursing homes (a)...

Long term care calls dominate

Community Care Market News (News) February 2000Calls about long term care have overtaken money as the biggest cause of concern to older people ringing...

Council launches shopping scheme

Barking and Dagenham council is piloting a home-shopping scheme for its home care clients. Under the three-month scheme, around 100 clients will be able...

NHP finance director

NHP plc has appointed Bill Colvin to the newly created position of group finance director with immediate effect. NHP's current finance director, Daniel Francis,...

Wandsworth begins legal fight over home closure

Wandsworth council has embarked on a legal fight with Four Seasons Healthcare over the latter's plans to close a residential home in the borough....

Report highlights issues that matter to older people

Community Care Market News (News) February 2000A new report from the Better Government for Older People (BGOP) programme, part of the government initiative which...

Brent transferring sheltered housing

Brent council is to transfer its sheltered housing stock to Willow Housing, a new company set up by Network Housing specifically for the transfer....