Nearly One Third Of Older People With Care Needs Do Not Receive Crucial Help
New research from Age UK reveals that nearly 900,000 (870, 000) older people between 65 and 89 now have unmet needs for social care[i]. The…
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2.2 Million Pounds Spent Every Day On Diabetes Drugs In Primary Care
More than 120,000 prescription items dispensed each day. *HSCIC must be quoted as the source of these figures *Regional figures are available Prescriptions to manage…
Read more...Care Group Adds Weight To Think Local Campaign
A major national campaign committed to transforming health and care through community-based help is being supported by a leading North West-based care group. The national…
Read more...Minister Backs CMG In Driving Up Quality Of Care
Care Minister Norman Lamb has said he is ‘delighted’ with CMG’s latest initiative, which ensures the learning disabilities services provider continues to put the people…
Read more...Care Home Salutes WW1 With Memorial Statue
A Bupa care home in Lanarkshire has been able to pay a poignant tribute to the anniversary of the start of World War One –…
Read more...Nine Out Of Ten Want Clear Information On Care Options From Their Council
Nine out of Ten want Clear Information on Care Options from their Council With two-thirds saying they find the Government’s Announcement on Care Funding Confusing…
Read more...A Grant From Kent Police Will Help Realise The Dreams Of Residents At A Kent Care Home
Amherst Court Care Home has been awarded £500 from the Chief Constable’s Property Fund for its “Wishing Well Appeal Fund”. The Wishing Well grants resident’s…
Read more...Important Information From CQC: Delays In Invoicing For Fees
Every year CQC invoices registered providers for the fees they are required to pay. The invoice is for the total amount of fees due in…
Read more...Demos Commission: Care Workers Should Be Paid A Living Wage
Paying care workers beneath living wage ‘sends entirely the wrong message’, says former care minister Demos Commission on Residential Care, chaired by Paul Burstow MP,…
Read more...New Research Uncovers Over 55s Taking A Gamble With Care In Older Years
· Almost half of over 55s have never even thought about their care options for later life · 62% have not discussed their options with the person…
Read more...Home Instead Confirmed As No 1 In Homecare
Home Instead Senior Care has, once again, been named as England’s top homecare provider in LaingBuisson’s Care Compliance Monitor. The most recently revealed league table…
Read more...Care Home Costs Rise 54% More Than Pensioner Incomes In The Last Year
· Average care home cost now exceeds £28,600 – leaving pensioners short by £282 per week · Income gains of £785 in the last two years are…
Read more...Local Authorities Unsure Of How Care Home Top-Up Fees Will Work Under Care Act
New research with local authorities by advice charity Independent Age has found uncertainty and concern among councils about their responsibilities to monitor care home top-up…
Read more...Expanding Choice And Improving The Quality Of End Of Life Care
A review of choice in end of life care has been launched to make sure adults at the end of life, their carers and family…
Read more...Toxic Proteins Implicated In Frontotemporal Dementia And Motor Neurone Disease
Scientists at University College London (UCL) and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, in Cologne, have discovered how a specific genetic mutation may…
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