A decision on plans to privatise day care services used by about a thousand disabled and elderly people in Lincolnshire has been postponed.

Hospitals should check every elderly patient for signs of neglect on admission, health ministers will be told on Friday.

USERS of Northumberland’s social services are being asked to share their views on the care and support they receive.

COUNCIL bosses were left red-faced after a resident discovered a director at social care company had previously set up a firm offering coaching sessions in how to seduce women.

More than a million people in the UK who care for a loved-one with cancer are potentially missing out on vital support and benefits, according to research by a leading charity.

A multi-million pound care home will be ready to open this summer. The Kapil Care Homes facility on Old Brumby Street, Scunthorpe, is now weather-tight and progress is being made on the inside.

The relatives of people living in a residential home in Warrington have said they are concerned it may close as part of council cuts.

Cumbria County Council has defended its decision to axe funding for community alarm systems provided by social landlords such as Riverside in Carlisle.