Housing, Social Services & Social Care

The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) of the Princess of Wales hospital has been identified as a "hot spot" for pressure...

Council housing options service "under considerable pressure" In a Cabinet announcement earlier in the meeting, Cabinet Member for Wellbeing &...

Bed-blocking (officially termed "delayed transfers of care") happens when a patient – usually someone elderly or disabled - is prevented...

At the end of last week's full council meeting, a quarterly debate was held on the subject of funding social...

Here are some more highlights from October's monthly full council meeting - which you can watch in full here. Mayor...

Care Inspectorate Wales has published data showing the number of deaths in adult care homes where Covid-19 has been noted...

After a follow-up inspection by Care Inspectorate Wales (pdf), Maple Tree House – a council-run care home for children in...

Bridgend Council's social services department is gradually reducing the number of children taken into care according to a report due...

A council scrutiny committee will be warned later today on the serious issues facing home help services in Bridgend (pdf)....

The final item on the agenda at the September council meeting was a motion tabled by Cllr. Ross Penhale-Thomas (Ind,...

Part one of the September full council meeting is available to watch here (link); part two is available here (link)....

Lower-level substance abuse services in Bridgend county are set to be re-commissioned as a result of switching health boards (pdf)....

(Title Image: Brynmenyn Primary School via Facebook) After more than four years of background work, Bridgend Council's cabinet will be...

(Title Image: Pixabay, copyright free) Bridgend Council's domiciliary care service (aka. home help) has been given a near-faultless review by...

(Title Image: Google Earth) Mulberry Homes (formerly known as Paddle Homes) has submitted a formal planning application for a housing...

(Title Image: via Google Earth) Tetlow King – on behalf of Mulberry Homes (the rebranded Paddle Homes) – has launched...

(Title Image: Maesteg Boyo via Youtube) Here's a round-up of some of the key stories from the March 2021 full...

(Title Image: Pixabay, copyright free) A report on the commissioning of adult residential care is set to be discussed by...

Bridgend Council will make an application on behalf of the Linc housing association for green infrastructure at the Sunnyside wellness...

Yesterday, Bridgend Council held its monthly meeting – which can be viewed here. Councillors have discovered virtual backgrounds, most of...

As the title suggests, officers have recommended to Bridgend Council's Cabinet that they authorise bringing domestic abuse support services in-house...

Earlier this year, Bridgend Council set up a cross-party panel to help shape the county's eventual recovery from the Covid-19...

(Title Image: Ysgol Gyfun Llangynwyd via Twitter) Bridgend Council, as well as staff at the Princess of Wales Hospital, have...

(Title Image: Bridgend & Porthcawl Gem) I thought it was worth bringing together some more of the recent coronavirus-related announcements...

(Title Image: © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0). Bridgend Council has closed all parks,...