A 95-year-old Bradford woman, claimed to be the victim of a wounding and sex assault during an alleged burglary at the care home where she lived, has died.

UNIONS are seeking crisis talks with the Government over financial problems at Darlington care home operator Southern Cross.

People living in West Sussex who have been told by a local authority they no longer qualify for social care are considering taking legal action.

HUNDREDS of people needing home care are facing upheaval under a council cost-cutting move.

The state must do more to fund the cost of social care in old age, the chairman of an independent review has said.

Care Quality Commission annual report warns that UK heathcare and adult social care is ‘far from perfect’

One in four disabled and older people say their services have been reduced even before the spending cuts next month

THE failings of Britain’s care system have been many over the years. Meant as a safety net for children, social care has unarguably failed in its duty to look after children and in many cases put them in worse situations than those they were taken out of.

Cuts of £68m to Birmingham’s children’s services have been rubber-stamped in a move that will mean the loss of around 750 jobs.

Two management posts at Bristol City Council, costing £250,000 per year, are to be cut.