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Future of Norfolk’s day care services facing an uncertain 12 months

February 10, 2012   Carers, Norfolk, Older care, ukcuts

A worrying year await for people using day centres, along with their families and carers.

Richard Wheeler Thursday, February 9, 2012
6:15 PM

 

 

Norfolk County Council is expected to vote in favour of the next £3.5m cut from the service, with centre charges increasing, transport arrangements changing and staff levels being cut.

But Monday’s decision will be another attempt to trim the service before tackling the future of each of the council’s 23 centres.

No announcements on these buildings, which provide care and support for 1,700 people, are expected until 2013.

Norfolk’s centres will be grouped into different areas based on location and examined, with no threat of a blanket closure on the horizon yet.

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Challenging times for affordable housing providers in North Devon

February 9, 2012   Carers, ukcuts

New reforms set to hit social housing groups

Thursday, February 09, 2012

North Devon Journal

Joel Cooper

A HUGE raft of Government reforms and a growing waiting list means challenging times for affordable housing providers in North Devon, a housing manager has warned.

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    HARD TIMES: Nigel Barnard.

Nigel Barnard, managing director of Tarka Housing in Bideford, says a combination of funding cuts, welfare reforms and the localism bill could have a big knock-on effect for those living in social housing over the next six months.

Tarka Housing was formed in 2007 when it successfully bid to take over Torridge District Council’s housing service.

The firm controls around 1,800 homes in the Torridge district and also boasts an in-house team which carries out ground maintenance, gas servicing, repairs and decoration.

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Carer is relieved that ‘Day centre in Worcester will not close ‘

February 8, 2012   Carers, cerebral palsy, ukcuts

Relieved to hear son’s day centre is safe

1:30pm Wednesday 8th February 2012 in

A CARER has spoken of his relief after a council boss quashed rumours that the day centre used by his disabled son would close.

Worcestershire County Council hopes to save £1.3 million through an overhaul of day centre services but some carers were concerned that this would mean some day centres closing, including Cherry Orchard in Worcester.

Ivan Fowler, aged 67, of Martley, near Worcester, together with his wife Pat care for their son Ben, 35, who has cerebral palsy and right-sided hemiplegia.

Mr Fowler said he was reassured by Maria Hicks, manager of provider services at Worcestershire County Council, who answered questions from an audience of 30 people at Perdiswell Young People’s Club yesterday at a meeting which was organised by the Worcestershire Association of Carers.

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