The mother of a six-year-old boy who was subjected to what a judge described as “truly appalling” abuse from a man she had regarded as a close friend said yesterday that her child had been “shaped and moulded” for life by the experience.
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SEVENTY carers in the Gwendraeth Valley who help the elderly face having their wages slashed. A clause in their new contract would also mean if they left the company — Village Homecare, based at Woodlands Terrace in Cross Hands — they will not be able to work for another agency for six months.
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Up to 150 beds at two Belfast hospitals earmarked for closure next month are to be saved after Government departments were told they must help pay for the fight against swine flu.
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More details emerged yesterday of how day centres for some of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk are to be shut or revamped in a bid to slash more than £10m in social services spending and target care to those most in need.
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SOCIAL services chiefs have this week unveiled their proposals for Trafford’s future residential care provision. And the blueprint shows a major shift in the way the borough plans to look after its elderly residents.
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Jason Owen, one of three people convicted over the death of Baby P, is likely to be freed from prison in just three years after winning an appeal against an indeterminate sentence.
NEW homes are being found for more than 20 people, some with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, after a care centre in Burnley announced it is closing.
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Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, has given up on her appeal for a more lenient prison sentence over her role in torturing her toddler son.
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ABOUT 150 vacancies will be on offer at a major jobs fair taking place in Derby tomorrow for people looking to work in the care sector.
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A SHOPAHOLIC charity boss has been struck off the social care register after stealing almost £53,000 to spend on clothes and shoes.
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