Chancellor Responds to Lords Adult Social Care Committee Autumn Statement Letter
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has responded to a letter sent by the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee to him, and Steve Barclay MP, Secretary…
Read more...
Social Care
Underfunded Social Care Struggling to Help Mitigate Growing Demand on NHS says LGA
Underfunding in adult social care is significantly contributing to the crisis within the NHS says the Local Government Association (LGA). While the government has announced…
Read more...Mixed Reaction to Extra £250m for Care
‘Too little, too late’ fears over new funding A care campaigner has given a mixed reaction to news that the Government is to put £250m…
Read more...
Up to £250 Million to Speed up Hospital Discharge
Thousands of extra medically fit patients will be discharged from hospitals into community care settings, such as care homes, over the coming weeks to free…
Read more...
Fifteen-Minute Care Calls Criticised by Ombudsman as ‘Rarely Enough’
Councils need to ensure any care visits they arrange give enough time for care workers to do their job properly the Local Government and Social…
Read more...
Call to Convene Cobra Over Care Crisis
A care campaigner today called on the Government to recall parliament and convene an urgent COBRA meeting to tackle the growing crisis in health and…
Read more...
NCF and Skills for Care Announce Partnership to Support Managers
The National Care Forum (NCF) and Skills for Care announces their partnership to host The Managers Conference 2023 to champion and support the crucial role…
Read more...
The Alzheimer’s Dementia & Care Show
The Alzheimer’s Dementia & Care Show The Business Design Centre London 3-4 March 2023 The Carer is delighted to announce its media partnership with premier…
Read more...
Homecare Association Announces the New Minimum Price for Homecare 2023-2024
The Homecare Association has published its Minimum Price for Homecare for April 2023 to March 2024. This minimum fee rate for purchase of homecare by…
Read more...
Birthday Card Plea Delights 100-Year-Old Jo
More than 250 messages of congratulations greeted a ‘wonderful’ lady on her centenary after her Winchester dementia care home issued an appeal for people to…
Read more...
Actor Greg Wise joined The Big Gospel Choir for a singalong at Marie Curie's Hospice in Hampstead (Image: Courtesy of Marie Curie)
Greg Wise Serves Up Surprise Performance and Christmas Lunch at Marie Curie Hospice
UK end of life charity Marie Curie spread festive cheer with an emotional choir performance at one of its hospices for patients, nurses, and staff….
Read more...
Local Care Home Donates to Two Charities
Reigate Beaumont care home in Reigate recently donated to two charities in Reigate, namely Stripey Stork and Loveworks. Collections were received from residents, families and…
Read more...
Caring Goes to the Heart of What is Human’ says the Archbishop of Canterbury in His New Year Message
In his New Year Message, the Archbishop of Canterbury focused on what he believes to be one of the most pressing challenges we face in…
Read more...
Gibraltar Nursing Home Receive Heartwarming Christmas Cards from Children
The children at Kymin View Primary School and Llandogo Primary School put pen, paint, and glitter to paper to create heart-warming Christmas cards for all…
Read more...
A Window into Abbeyfield
Move over Selfridge’s, there’s a new window display getting noticed this Christmas! Halcyon House, a residential care home in Formby, have given their windows a…
Read more...