A FORMER care home in York is to be turned into “health and social care hub” in a million-pound redevelopment.

ANTI-CUTS campaigners left a debate on funding for adult care services they had forced disappointed – with some in tears.

The doors of a popular care home in Woodley closed for good on Friday, despite pleas to keep it open. For 48 years Fosters care home provided 24-hour accommodation and care for the frail, elderly and those with dementia, but was in need of a major refurbishment.

Urgent improvements have been called for at a Merstham nursing home after a watchdog uncovered failings there including residents wearing dirty clothes, having unwashed hair and long, dirty fingernails.

FORMAL complaints about the standard of care provided to vulnerable and elderly residents have increased by seven per cent in a year – but the true number of concerns is still likely to be “much higher.”

Health minister Norman Lamb has said there is “no excuse” for the further mistreatment of patients moved from failed care home Winterbourne View.

A new day centre for adults with learning disabilities is opening in Lincoln. Busy Days is being set up by Pat Andrewartha, 58, of Lincoln after her sister, who attended Ancaster Day Centre, in Boundary Street, Lincoln, lost her day care.

Ed Miliband is expected to announce he is launching a mental health taskforce today and call for more integration between health and social care.