Posted in Bristol City Council, Care Homes, tagged Alison Comely, Brislington, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Care Homes, Care Quality and Commission, Castlebeck, Liberal Democrats, Panorama, Politics, Rosa Villa, Winterbourne View on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Vicki Mathias, Health Correspondent
STAFF from a disgraced care home will be covering shifts at another city site.
Employees from Winterbourne View, which was hit by allegations of abuse, will be helping out at Rose Villa in Brislington, also the focus of investigations.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Care Homes, tagged Barbara Janke, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Care Homes, Education, Liberal Democrats, Steve Preddy, Unite on July 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Ian Onions, Political Editor
ANGRY homecare workers in Bristol had a showdown meeting with council leader Barbara Janke over fears they will lose their jobs.
They claim the Liberal Democrat- run council has broken promises over protecting the homecare service, which supports the elderly and the infirm so they can continue living in their own homes.
At a meeting in the Council House on Tuesday, Mrs Janke answered questions from them about their jobs and the future of the service.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Care Homes, Conservatives, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Conservatives, David Cameron, Haven Lodge, Jamie Buchan, Laurel Court Care Home, MPs, Nailsea, Portishead, Prime Minister, South Gloucestershire, Southern Cross, Whitchurch Care Home, Wickwar Care Home on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Michael Ribbeck, Business Editor
THE future of four care homes in the Bristol area has been thrown into doubt after the owners went bust.
Care home firm Southern Cross has been fighting for survival for several months but yesterday the company announced it was closing down.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Care Homes, Labour, Liberal Democrats, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Care Homes, Jenny Smith, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Southern Cross on July 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Bristol Labour Party
Labour councillors today called for Bristol City Council to suspend their care home closure plans in the light of the failure of Britain’s largest care home provider Southern Cross.
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News from the Bristol Evening Post
