A TRADE union has called for action to protect residents in care homes run by Four Seasons Health Care, after a report warned of the “high financial risks” the company was facing.

Dementia sufferers in the Capital are being given GPS trackers to stop them wandering off and getting lost.

A reality training model, developed by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) using games consoles which aims to improve learning retention among social services staff, has won the prestigious Guardian Public Service award for Innovation and Progress in Skills Development. The SSSC joined finalists from across the UK at the ceremony in London last night.

Renfrewshire Council has the worst record in Scotland for protecting private data, a campaign group claimed.

Campaigners battling against Fife Council’s plan to privatise its council-run care homes for the elderly fear the plan is still on the table, reports Gail Milne.

A surprise inspection found staff morale was low at a Highland care home under fire over the death of a patient.

TORYGLEN looks set to be the site of a new care home as part of a multi million pound project being promoted by Glasgow City Council.

There are claims that some elderly people who should be receiving care at home in the strath are being left to fend for themselves because of staff shortages.

A DUMFRIES woman who put alcohol in a teenager’s soft-drink has been removed from the child care register.

A LOCAL woman claims her learning-disabled brother is being bullied into moving to full-time nursing care against his wishes.