OLDER people with savings will be hit hardest by changes to the social care budget, which could also lead to the loss of more than 60 full and part time jobs.

David Cameron’s promise to Riven Vincent to look into case of her disabled daughter will not stop the pain to come for carers

Kent County Council is being reported to the Audit Commission over its handling of a consultation into care home closures.

The College of Social Work will formally launch next year, but will the British Association of Social Workers launch a rival body?

HUNDREDS of vulnerable children will have their welfare urgently reviewed following a damning report into the care system in Gloucestershire.

The Courier has learned the suspensions have taken place following a review into care at Heath Bank Nursing Home last month.

A mother who claims she asked social services to put her disabled child into care after being refused extra support posted an Internet message reading: “I want to die,” Channel 4 News has learned.

Fifteen councils have applied to pilot social work practices in adult services, LGC has learned.

Bupa Care Homes has been fined £150,000 after the death of a pensioner at a nursing home. The company which is part of the Bupa group of companies and has more than 300 care homes across the country, received the punishment from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the death of 74-year-old Brigid O’Callaghan.

A respite centre for adults with learning disabilities is facing closure. Bexley council has launched a consultation about the facility in Brook Street, Northumberland Heath, Erith, after carers at the unit were apparently “dissatisfied” with the unit.