Residents of Muirpark Care Home in Viewpark are on the move this month as the facility closes for refurbishment.

A DAY of awareness to address the effects and impact of domestic abuse took place in Stirling recently.

On 30 November 2010, the Scottish Government will introduce a new membership scheme to replace and improve upon the current disclosure arrangements for people who work with vulnerable groups.

NURSERY education for three-year-olds in the Borders will not now be provided because of £2.45million of council cuts.

“Eligibility criteria” are used by social work staff to decide which vulnerable people will get their needs met.  New guidance was agreed by COSLA and the Scottish Government in 2009.  

Two Scottish councils are looking at merging several key departments, it has emerged.

To ease handover of the Care Commission’s work to the new scrutiny body that comes into existence on 1 April 2011, the Care Commission will implement single quality theme inspections for low risk services from October 2010.

When is a rise really a cut? Politicians are very sensitive about “the C word”, especially when elections are in the offing. Gordon Brown spent an entire summer avoiding it.

A new exhibition of photographs reflecting young people’s images of their lives in care has gone on display in Aberdeen.

Unemployed people across North Lanarkshire are being encouraged to consider a career in several expanding sectors.