With an increasing demand for care services, a Which? investigation finds that over the last five years some local authorities have been restricting home care and increasing costs above inflation,

The former boss of a Richmond care home has appeared in court charged with child sex offences. John Stingemore, 71, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on September 18 alongside 66-year-old

Elderly and disabled people who need care in their own homes have been hit with rises of up to 160 per cent in their bills in just five years, new

A council-run short-break service for people with learning disabilities has completed its move from Nantwich to Crewe. The Cheshire East Council service, formerly provided at accommodation on Queens Drive, Nantwich,

Too many people who use community mental health services are not being involved in decisions about their own care. A major national  survey of more than 13,000 people who use

A consultation has been launched to look at new ways of funding placements for social work students. A consultation has been launched to look at new ways of funding placements

The important role played by independent social workers (ISWs) in care proceedings should be safeguarded, concludes a new report which is based on the views of senior judges. A senior

Charity launches Now I Know, a £20m appeal and campaign to promote and fund programme in primary schools “It’s about making things that might be difficult to talk about not

In some cases older LGBT people in sheltered housing and care homes have hidden their sexuality When same-sex marriage became law in July this year it was a victory for

Charles Fraser, who has been head of the homelessness charity St Mungo’s since 1994, has announced that he will step down as chief executive in April. Fraser has been with