A care home in Northampton has shut following “significant concerns” about the level of nursing care being offered to its elderly residents.

A former resident of Haut de la Garenne was spared jail today for sexually abusing other boys at the Jersey care home. Michael Aubin, 46, who was born in Jersey and lives in Southampton, carried out the attacks while he lived at the home in the 1970s.

Almost 200 men and women running Birmingham City Council’s old people’s homes are to be made redundant. Council leaders admit that the decision is a sign of things to come, as the impact of a social services modernisation programme becomes clear.

A NEW £500,000 children’s centre providing a range of services to local families was opened by Christine Russell, MP for the City of Chester, on Friday.

A former cleaner will be sentenced today for sexually abusing boys at the Jersey care home Haut de la Garenne. Michael Aubin, who was born in Jersey and lives in St Denys, Southampton, carried out the attacks while he was a resident at the home in the 1970s.

Skills for Care and Jobcentre Plus joined forces at a national conference designed to help more unemployed people find jobs in the adult social care sector.

Disgraced child protection manager Lynda Barnes says her life is in tatters after being named in a hard-hitting court ruling criticising council chiefs in Bath.

University leavers looking to find a graduate job in the social care industry of the public sector may be interested in working for their local council.

A new report has found that fathers of youngsters with learning disabilities want to be more involved in raising their children, but don’t get enough support from employees and social services.

More NHS trusts admit they are failing to comply with child protection guidelines, the government’s health inspectorate reports today.