An 86-year-old care home resident was left on the floor for an hour calling “help me” while a care worker swept around him, a jury has heard. Albert Riches’s treatment

A SOUTHPORT elderly people’s home has been closed by its owners after months of controversy. The Eagles Rest Care Home in Church Street was shut down by its owners last

Milton Keynes Council has been awarded £345,000 of funding to deliver improvements to a range of specialist services that support people living with dementia in Milton Keynes. The council is

The Department of Health has announced the names of the people who will decide which councils are given a place on its heavily over-subscribed scheme to “pioneer” integrated health and

More than 300 children in Cumbria have been protected against neglect and physical and sexual abuse, latest figures reveal. Cumbria County Council said just over 300 child protection plans were

TRAFFORD Council, Trafford Housing Trust and other partners have welcomed £3m funding towards a proposed extra care facility, aimed at improving services for more vulnerable residents in Trafford. The funding,

Private adoption agencies and charities are to be given a bigger role in tackling the backlog of children needing families as ministers move to cut their dependence on councils. Edward

Social workers and police swooped on a family home and removed a gravely ill little girl from her loving parents’ care, after what was termed by judge as a ‘feeding

Child protection services in Somerset have been given the lowest rating of inadequate by Ofsted. The verdict follows an unannounced inspection by Ofsted inspectors. Social services was told to review

Vince Cable orders review into conditions which do not guarantee work from one week to the next More than 30,000 care workers in the West Midlands are on zero-hours contracts,