Communities need to look after people with dementia because too often they feel trapped and cut off from everyday local life, a charity says. One in three people over the

Staff at a social care community interest company in Greater Manchester went on strike for five days last week in their fifth bout of industrial action against changes to pay

More than a quarter of all UK care workers may be paid less than the minimum wage, according to the findings of a Resolution Foundation study. In its report ‘Does

Recruitment and retention of social workers remain a challenge for Kent County Council despite “golden hellos” on offer worth £2,000, according to Ofsted inspectors. Attracting sufficient full-time permanent social workers

THE politician at one of Yorkshire’s largest councils who is charged with overseeing social care budgets has admitted the authority is being forced to radically overhaul the service to cope

A TROUBLED North-East care home provider has been acquired out of administration by a rival operator. Castlebeck Care, which has its headquarters in Darlington, has been taken over by Danshell,