Birmingham Post - Tag - care homes

Birmingham care home fees frozen despite challenge

Birmingham Post — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Birmingham City Council was forced to contract out care for the elderly to the private sector due to the rising staff costs under equal pay legislation, it has been claimed.

Watchdog forces closure of Arden Vale care home in Solihull

Birmingham Post — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:53:00 GMT

The firm which ran the shamed care home in Bristol where vulnerable residents were secretly filmed being slapped and doused with cold water is to close another home it runs in Solihull.

Private care home owners in Birmingham warned over charges

Birmingham Post — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Private care home owners have been told they must behave in a “mature” fashion when negotiating the fees they receive from Birmingham City Council.

Birmingham care homes lose legal battle against city council

Birmingham Post — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:40:00 GMT

An attempt to force Birmingham City Council to increase the fees it pays private residential and nursing homes to look after frail elderly patients has been thrown out by the High Court.

Bupa fined £100,000 for death of woman in Walsall care home

Birmingham Post — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:15:00 GMT

A care home company has been fined £100,000 after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive in connection with the death of a 91-year-old woman at a home in Walsall.

City council pays Birmingham care homes £52 a day to look after elderly patients

Birmingham Post — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:35:00 GMT

Hard-up Birmingham City Council is paying private care homes just £52 a day to look after elderly patients with dementia and other mental illnesses.

Birmingham MP condemns care homes firm Southern Cross as it announces job cuts

Birmingham Post — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:45:00 GMT

A Labour MP has condemned two close aides of former Prime Minister Tony Blair for their role in ailing care home provider Southern Cross, which runs 43 homes in the West Midlands.

MP calls for councils to prepare for running Southern Cross care homes

Birmingham Post — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:02:00 GMT

The Government must be ready to take over threatened care homes owned by ailing Southern Cross and hand them over to local authorities, a Birmingham MP has insisted.

Council's pledge to Southern Cross care home residents in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Elderly and vulnerable care home residents will not suffer even if ailing care provider Southern Cross Healthcare faces collapse, Birmingham City Council has pledged.

Birmingham City Council halts plans for 7% cut in fees to care homes

Birmingham Post — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:18:00 GMT

Birmingham social services bosses have backed away from a plan to cut fees paid to residential and nursing home owners by seven per cent.