A MAJOR development to create a new 78 apartment care home with 16 suites for dementia sufferers is on target for completion, the firm behind it says. Cliveden Manor Care

ELDERLY residents with care needs who are living in sheltered accommodation have been told of plans to replace full-time staff employed by the council with agency staff. Enfield Council is

A nurse has been suspended in connection with claims that drugs were supplied to Guernsey Prison inmates. Andrew Philip Parkin, 40, has also been accused of supplying medication that had

The majority of carers say they are extremely, very or quite satisfied with the support and services they and the person they care for receive, according to a survey published

Computer memory games in schools could be key in improving the short-term memory and attention span of children with Down syndrome. The preliminary study, by researchers at the University of

Five leading charities have revealed that investing in social care prevents disabled people falling into crisis and, as a result, leads to substantial economic benefits. Every pound spent on preventative

A MUM is furious after a leaked video showed a worker at her daughter’s special needs care home lying on the floor faking a tantrum. The 40-second video shows a

KATE Lennon has spent her whole career caring for people in the last days of their lives — but the hardest thing she has ever faced is caring for her

A national learning disability charity has criticised a Merseyside council’s proposal to close a day care centre. In a report to Wirral Council, Mencap’s Stephen John said shutting Moreton Day

In a separate report, KCC comes under fire for overcharging a blind woman for care Social care chiefs at County Hall have come under fire in two damning reports which