A CARE provider is introducing an apprenticeship programme for all of its 136 staff as it looks to meet new industry standards.

PLANS have been made to build a £4.8 million residential care home on former Ministry of Defence land.

A RESPITE care centre saved from closure has been plunged back into crisis due to spending cuts. The Donna Claire Venture, in Seaburn, Sunderland, is funded purely on donations, providing lifeline care for the severely disabled.

The two professional associations for social services directors have dismissed the creation of a rival to the College of Social Work.

PLANS to close up to ten Warwickshire council-run care homes have come under attack.

THE full extent of cuts to Hampshire’s adult social services have been revealed with 400 full-time equivalent jobs set to be axed this year to save £24.4m.

Latest figures show authorities now regard antisocial behaviour orders as ineffective

A carer has been jailed after stealing more than £5,000 from an elderly woman suffering from dementia.

Ministers praised the women’s voluntary sector as a “model” for its big society plans. That hasn’t protected some organisations from massive funding reductions and possible closures

Plans to create a college of social work are in disarray after two bodies set up in direct competition. Can both survive?