21 September 2011

Warrington Borough Council review adult social care charges – A CONSULTATION has started on changes to how the council calculates adult social care charges. These are charges that are made to people following a financial assessment that finds out whether they are able to make a contribution to the cost of their care.

22 September 2011

Care home struggles with hot water after pipes theft – A CARE home is still without hot water after being targeted by metal thieves. They broke into Southlands Residential Home, in Withins Lane, Breightmet, on Sunday night. They ripped out two large copper pipes, leaving water gushing from the boiler system.

27 September 2011

Walton Lea project hosting open day – FIND out more about care services at an open day next Wednesday, October 5. The Walton Lea Project is hosting the event for Home Instead, a company that provides care for the elderly in their own home.

14 June 2011

University of Manchester honours resident of Sunrise Senior Living – AN INSPIRATIONAL woman who has shown it is possible for people with Alzheimer’s to live a full life has received a prestigious award.

09 June 2011

Forum in Bowdon puts spotlight on caring for the elderly – A FORUM was recently being held in Trafford for people who provide services or support for pensioners.

10 June 2011

Charity's concerns over Whiston Hospital's care for elderly – A CHARITY for older people has raised concerns after a health watchdog’s report criticised standards of nutrition and hydration given to some elderly patients at Whiston Hospital.

17 May 2011

Rossendale review probes cost of care for elderly – A REVIEW is underway to see whether elderly people at a pioneering supported housing scheme in Rossendale should pay for care assistance.

18 May 2011

Pensioner died after fall at care home – A PENSIONER died after falling in a care home, an inquest was told.

26 April 2011

‘I’ve given up hope of seeing my pal alive’ – THE friend of a missing Bolton pensioner says he has given up hope of seeing his close pal alive again.

03 May 2011

‘Whistleblower only made neglect claims when she faced sack’ – A care worker only 'blew the whistle' on alleged neglect of the elderly because of the threat of the sack, an employment tribunal heard.

04 May 2011

New care home is ‘too big and too imposing’ – Plans to knock down Vale House in Horwich and build a new care home in its place were refused by Bolton Council last year.

05 May 2011

How the voluntary sector is getting the last third of the UK online – Digital Outreach is helping marginalised communities to get online. Chief executive Ian Agnew explains in The Guardian why it matters.

04 May 2011

Kidney patients at Hospital ‘made to wait hours’ for a lift home – Elderly hospital patients say ambulance bosses are leaving them stranded. The kidney patients at Wythenshawe Hospital depend on an ambulance to take them home after exhausting treatment.

12 January 2011

Health bosses move patients to private care home to ease strain on NHS – The Manchester Evening News reports that Health bosses have commissioned private beds in a care home in Romiley to take the pressure off NHS services.

18 January 2011

Shake-up of town’s sheltered housing stock – The Bolton News reports that almost a third of Bolton’s sheltered housing for pensioners and those with special needs is to be “decommissioned”.