The government has been warned it must get to grip with the “very real risks” to the care home market if it is to avoid another Southern Cross scandal.
We can’t imagine a life without a computer says Clive 71
Computers are the best thing since sliced bread – Clive, 71
“You remember Open All Hours and Porridge? Well…”, says Maureen, 69, “did you know you can watch whole episodes online? Look, see, here’s how you do it.”
Deep concerns about care home providers
MPs fear rerun of Southern Cross care home scandal
Committee says government has failed to make clear what will happen if another provider gets into financial difficulty
Southern Cross operated 750 care homes before its collapse earlier this year.
Harrogate may get its very first councillor for Carers
Councillors’ insight into the work of Harrogate’s unpaid carers
HARROGATE could get its first councillor tasked with championing the rights of the district’s growing number of unpaid carers.
The idea was discussed at a meeting between an all-party group of borough and county councillors and representatives of the charity, Carers’ Resource.
