http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead housing and homelessness stories from Community Care as soon as they're published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:41:00 GMT60http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/24/117826/staff-at-housing-provider-to-ballot-on-strike-action.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/24/117826/staff-at-housing-provider-to-ballot-on-strike-action.htmlUnison is to ballot care staff at housing provider Family Mosaic on whether to strike over proposals to slash pay and increase working hours. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:41:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/24/117813/extra-care-housing-better-than-care-homes-finds-report.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/24/117813/extra-care-housing-better-than-care-homes-finds-report.htmlExtra care housing delivers better outcomes at less cost than residential care for people with the same needs, an independent report is expected to conclude next month. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/21/117779/are-riot-related-social-housing-evictions-just-empty-threats.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/21/117779/are-riot-related-social-housing-evictions-just-empty-threats.htmlSocial housing providers talked tough after the summer street disturbances. Samantha Thorp asks whether they were empty threats Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:32:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/18/117780/is-supported-living-delivering-on-its-promises-of-choice-for-people-with-learning-disabilities.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/18/117780/is-supported-living-delivering-on-its-promises-of-choice-for-people-with-learning-disabilities.htmlSupported living is the way forward for people with learning disabilities but the world of rents and benefits is a harsh one that may see them forced to live away from their social networks. Molly Garboden reports Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:25:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/18/117787/the-impact-of-competitive-tendering-on-social-services-and-service-users.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/18/117787/the-impact-of-competitive-tendering-on-social-services-and-service-users.htmlMark Drinkwater reports on how competitive tendering of services can leave staff, and service users, feeling all at sea Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117786/research-multiple-exclusion-homelessness.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117786/research-multiple-exclusion-homelessness.htmlMichelle Cornes and Jill Manthorpe summarise the findings of the Multiple Exclusion Homelessness Research Programme outlining the key practice implications for social workers Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117785/how-towork-with-housing-colleagues.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117785/how-towork-with-housing-colleagues.htmlBASW policy development officer Joe Godden explores how social workers can work better with their colleagues in housing Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:53:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117782/how-retro-styling-homes-can-help-elderly-people-with-dementia-feel-more-comfortable.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117782/how-retro-styling-homes-can-help-elderly-people-with-dementia-feel-more-comfortable.htmlRetro-decorating can help people with dementia to stay at home for longer by placing familiar items from their past in their home to reduce anxiety and to trigger memories. Jeremy Dunning reports Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:46:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117781/can-councils-still-afford-to-house-care-leavers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117781/can-councils-still-afford-to-house-care-leavers.htmlLegislation to improve the lot of children leaving care needs to be backed by money, finds Joe LepperThu, 17 Nov 2011 12:37:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/15/117764/housing-association-cuts-branded-appalling-by-union.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/15/117764/housing-association-cuts-branded-appalling-by-union.htmlSocial care staff at the housing association Family Mosaic are facing pay cuts and longer working hours in move branded "appalling" by Unison.Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:39:00 GMT