CM Local Authorities

The Welsh government published a consultation on proposals last month to help people with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease get the care they need.

Community Care Market News (News) December 1997 A study undertaken by the Personal Social Services Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Manchester...

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998 The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has put its support behind calls on the government...

Community Care Market News (News) July 1999 This year's edition of Laing & Buisson's Care of Elderly People: Market Survey, gives little...

Community Care Market News (News) October 1998 The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published a guide for charities which sets...

Community Care Market News (News) April 2002 Health Minister Jacqui Smith has been accused of denigrating the independent care home sector by...

Community Care Market News (News) December 2002 The prospects for longer term stability of the care home sector remain uncertain, according the...

Six care homes owned and operated by Nottinghamshire council will transfer to private provider Runwood Homes by early 2012 under plans made public last month.

More needs to be done by local authorities in Wales to engage with the care home market, according to a report from the Welsh Assembly’s health and social care committee.

The number of people receiving state support for care fell by 9% during 2012/13, according to the latest figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). This was in spite of the fact the number of people being assessed fell than less than 1%, signalling local authorities are further tightening their eligibility criteria(see this issue News). The figures are cited in Community Care Statistics, Social Services Activity, England - 2012-13, which says that since 2007/08 the number of adults receiving help during the year has fallen by a quarter to 1.3m. The axe has fallen most heavily on people receiving community-based services – who make up the vast majority (1.1m).