Home stop eats into Life Style turnover

Life Style Care Plc, one of the three companies trading under the Life Style brand, recorded a drop in revenues of 10% in the...

A quarter of social workers admit to exaggerating older people’s needs

More than one in four social workers have admitted to exaggerating older people’s disabilities to ensure that they qualified for local authority support in...

Constable new chief executive at Tracscare

Paul Constable has taken over the helm at specialist care provider Tracscare. He was previously managing director (operations) at Leonard Cheshire Disability, with responsibility...

More satisfaction in residential care

People in residential care are significantly more satisfied than those receiving homecare services. This is one of the key provisional findings from the latest...

Lamb launches plans to test company directors’ suitability for role

Responding to calls for increased accountability in the wake of the Winterbourne View (CCMn July 2011) and Mid Staffordshire scandals, Care Minister Norman Lamb...

Davies to step down at MHA

Roger Davies is to step down as group chief executive at Methodist Homes next year. His successor is expected to be appointed in Spring...

Kedleston posts following Metric acquistion

Specialist care and schools provider Kedleston Education Limited has reported revenues of £7.5m for the five months ended 31 December 2012, giving it an...

Sutcliffe first social care Chief Inspector

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Andrea Sutcliffe as its first Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care. Currently chief executive at the Social...

Nutt in charge of tendering at Voyage

Voyage Care has appointed Kevin Nutt to the role of tendering department manager. He joins Voyage Care from Care UK, where he spent five...

Lamb launches plans to test company directors suitability for role

Responding to calls for increased accountability in the wake of the Winterbourne View (CCMn July 2011) and Mid Staffordshire scandals, Care Minister Norman Lamb has launched a consultation on proposals for directors of independent sector companies in charge of care homes and hospitals that allow neglect and abuse to take place to be held personally and criminally accountable for failures in care.