A MAN who sexually assaulted an elderly woman in a care home is today behind bars. Reginald Wynne Griffiths, 56, was spotted by a member of staff kissing and fondling the 88-year-old pensioner, who was physically infirm and suffered from dementia.

AN application for a 65-bed nursing care home in Tumble is set to be made by the end of the year. Grwp Gwalia — the care and housing provider — are currently preparing the designs for a site to the rear of Mynydd Mawr hospital.

Two children’s homes in Swansea could close under plans to restructure the council’s child and family services.

ELDERLY people could be required to pay up to £20,000 for their social care under proposals outlined today on meeting the cost of looking after an ageing population.

EVERY adult in Wales could be asked to make a one-off payment of up to £25,000 to pay for any future social care they may need.

SOCIAL services in Swansea could be heading for a major shake-up under new plans to improve support for vulnerable youngsters in the county.

Roger Williams, Mp for Brecon and Radnorshire and Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, used today’s Welsh Oral Question session to call on the Wales Office to scrap the Social Care Consultation that will see a reduction of £130m in Wales as a result of the scrapping of the Disability Living Allowance and the attendance allowance.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save a Swansea respite care home. Around 50 people turned out for a packed meeting to discuss the future of Earlsmoor — a Brynmill-based respite centre.

THE recession must not be used as an excuse to backtrack on delivering children’s services, it is warned today.

DISABLED people in Wales would lose more than £130m a year under UK Government plans to reorganise social care, figures released today by Plaid Cymru suggest.