D-Day For Future Of Southampton Care Homes
THE lives of elderly residents could be at risk if Tory council leaders today agree to close two care homes says a pensioners’ group.
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THE lives of elderly residents could be at risk if Tory council leaders today agree to close two care homes says a pensioners’ group.
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Vulnerable and elderly people in Birmingham face a huge increase in the cost of home care services in an attempt to plug a city council cash crisis.
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THE city’s social work department has been ordered to introduce more “robust” procedures for reviewing cases after a mother’s complaint about the care given to her autistic son was upheld.
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A Bristol couple with learning disabilities are too afraid to have a longed-for child in case the baby is taken away from them. Andrew and Michelle Bennett, who have been together for 15 years, have already had one child adopted against their wishes.
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POLICE and social services officers have confirmed that they are investigating child protection concerns at a North Wales school for children with autism.
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Fuel poverty – where a household cannot afford to keep warm – damages the health of those living in cold homes and affects their quality of life. The old, children,
Read MoreThe nation’s leading social services director has spoken of his fear that the government’s personalisation agenda will leave out some of the country’s most vulnerable people.
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Few households seek specialist financial advice when paying for the care of their elderly, according to FirstStop Care Advice.
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The Lifting the Burdens Task Force Review was led by Chief Executive of London Borough of Camden, Moira Gibb. It focuses on those burdens that are a direct result of
Read MoreA FORMER naval officer who became the social work chief for Moray and Nairn County Council and then for Grampian Region has died of cancer. Fred Edwards was 77.
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