HOME care services for the elderly and disabled are being seriously disrupted as a private company brought in by councillors fails to fulfil its contract.

The role of councils is to provide public services to people in their area according to local circumstances. There is universal agreement that people who are mentally or physically disabled and the infirm elderly require support.

PEOPLE most in need of care across Scotland are bearing the brunt of the council budgets squeeze – paying for services that were once free while facing huge discrepancies in charges depending on where they live.

Scottish care homes will get at least one unannounced inspection a year, under plans to toughen up the system.

A Dundee care worker has been acquitted of assaulting an elderly resident in his care.

The collapse of care home operator Southern Cross is “not a scenario” that would apply to the majority of care providers in Scotland, the national body for the industry has said.

A social worker has described how the axing of car allowances by South Lanarkshire Council is impacting on the ability of frontline workers to carry out essential aspects of their job.

Additional funding of £100,000 for day centres was approved at a meeting of East Lothian Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday.

AN alliance of learning disability charities has welcomed a decision by Glasgow City Council to seek new bidders to run services previously operated by the collapsed company Choices Care.

COMPLAINTS against a troubled Greenock care home have been upheld by a standards watchdog.