Average care home prices have jumped by almost a quarter in a year despite declining quality, according to a new analysis. A review of care home ratings shows that care
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Care homes for the elderly are being investigated by the competition watchdog following concerns over people potentially being faced with shock bills and “hidden” charges. The Competition and Markets Authority
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Care Council for Wales The Care Council for Wales has published the profile of the Residential Child Care Managers and Workers in Wales 2016. The profile, available on the Care
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Complaints about care provided in people’s homes rose by a quarter over the last year, while those about care homes increased by a fifth, a new report says. The Local
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More than 120,000 children across Britain face spending this Christmas homeless and in temporary accommodation, according to analysis by Shelter. The charity, which used government data to make the findings,
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The Welsh Government has raised the capital limit used by local authorities who charge for residential care from £24,000 to £50,000 as part of its new five-year plan entitled Taking
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Finding the right residential care can be like negotiating a maze. From right to left, and to and fro, Caught in a labyrinth you go, And turn, and turn, and
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Peers have pressed for mental health checks to be introduced for children entering the care system. The Government had already agreed to change its proposals to include the promotion of
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A former carer at a Catholic children’s home has been found to have been part of a sadistic and vindictive regime of abuse involving nuns, priests and a paedophile Scout
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England has a shortage of secure accommodation units for children, a senior judge has said. Sir James Munby says the problem has led to social services bosses at councils in
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