A care home for elderly people in Berkshire is to close, despite a campaign to save it. Reading Borough Council voted to shut the Arthur Clark home in Caversham, saying

A care worker from the Forest of Dean will today appear in court charged with nine counts of ill-treating or neglecting three patients. Brent Morgan denies the offences that are

The government is attempting to end the “postcode lottery” over care for elderly and disabled people in England. Under new draft rules all councils in England would have to fund

The Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor Fareed Hussain, will be speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the city of the British Association of Social Workers, the

A new online ‘one-stop shop’ for people with dementia and their carers has been launched by East Sussex County Council. The authority has launched a Dementia Information Hub on its

Nearly a million jobs will be lost from the public sector within four years, according to predictions from Zurich Municipal. Zurich Municipal said that by 2017, 900,000 more jobs could

Police investigating a £1 million scam targeting elderly people have made 16 arrests. The inquiry led by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate was launched in December and focused

SHELTERED housing residents and their relatives are up in arms over plans to replace full-time staff with agency workers. Last month, Enfield Council informed residents of proposals to introduce personalised

Judge says one of couple probably responsible for injuries, but children should wherever possible be raised by parents A soldier and his wife may regain custody of their daughter, even

Chancellor unveils unexpected package of welfare measures that include extension of wait before unemployed can sign on George Osborne conjured up a populist crackdown on welfare and public sector pay