LAs continue outsourcing
Further to last month's report on local authorities looking to outsource the provision of home care and residential care, the following local authorities have...
Supported housing schemes
Community Care Market News (News) November 1998Two new housing schemes have been opened by the ExtraCare Charitable Trust which aim to allow very frail...
Another major provider looking for exit
In the last 12 months or so it has at times often seemed to be the case that if a major care home company...
New developments in Cardiff and Bristol
Community Care Market News (News) November 1998Castleoak Construction Healthcare has been awarded a £1.2m contract to build a 70-bed dual registered nursing home in...
Kent aims to simplify grants process
Kent county council has launched a document which aims to help people with disabilities through the process of applying for a grant to make...
Changes to Mencap’s constitution
Community Care Market News (News) November 1998Mencap, the UK's largest disability charity, has changed its constitution to include people with learning disabilities in all...
£10m boost for social services in Kent
Kent county council is proposing to invest an additional £10m into social services next year. Of that sum, £750,000 would be invested in respite...
Services fail to meet needs of older carers
Community Care Market News (News) November 1998New research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation concludes that services to support older carers looking after people...
Local authorities urged to plan ahead for best value
Local Government Minister Hilary Armstrong has urged local councils to start planning ahead for improvements in services. Speaking at a meeting of representatives from...
Report on empowering independent living
Community Care Market News (News) November 1998A new report published by the Hope Network (Housing for Older People in Europe) identifies the key principles...
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