NO children or young children in Torbay were inadequately protected or at risk of significant harm in March, Government inspectors have found.

Up to eight elderly care homes could be closed or sold by Leicester City Council over the next three years, the town hall has announced.

Cornwall Council’s children social care services have finally been taken out of special measures, but the authority says there is more work to be done.

CARE Plus Group chiefs have denied claims up to 708 staff could be facing redundancy after talks to agree new contracts failed.

A leading provider of health and social care has acquired a local supported living service for adults with learning disabilities in Lancashire.

NURSES’ leaders have heavily criticised proposals to make more than 700 health and social care workers redundant and re-employ them on new contracts with “worse terms and conditions”.

Private equity-backed Four Seasons Health Care has acquired Northampton-headquartered Optimum Care, which operates 17 care home across the UK. The homes operate under the Avery brand name.

Children’s charity says situation facing young people in UK is expected to worsen as cuts threaten to ‘sideline’ a generation

A hospice in Bury St Edmunds has been awarded more than £325,000 to turn a Haverhill building into a community outreach centre.

Care homes are increasingly leaving residents with dementia on their own in hospital. Why is this happening?