Disability Elderly News

Cap on care costs: government change reducing benefit for less wealthy becomes law

A government change reducing the cap on care costs’ benefit to less wealthy people has become law, following a parliamentary battle. Opposition peers failed to prevent the change in a vote last night in the...

April 29, 2022

Elderly News

NHS ‘woefully unprepared’ for care of an ageing England

Royal College of Physicians warns over lack of geriatricians, many of whom are themselves due to retire
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

March 3, 2022

Elderly News

Hundreds of dementia care homes found to be substandard in England

Hundreds of care homes in England are providing substandard care to dementia patients, analysis by the Guardian has found.
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

January 18, 2022

Category - Elderly

Disability Elderly News

Cap on care costs: government change reducing benefit for less wealthy becomes law

April 29, 2022

Elderly News

NHS ‘woefully unprepared’ for care of an ageing England

Royal College of Physicians warns over lack of geriatricians, many of whom are themselves due to retire
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

March 3, 2022

Elderly News

Hundreds of dementia care homes found to be substandard in England

Hundreds of care homes in England are providing substandard care to dementia patients, analysis by the Guardian has found.
Read the full article on this link to The Guardian

January 18, 2022

Elderly News

Social care plan will help just a tenth of UK’s older people in need

Boris Johnson’s flagship plan to fix social care will benefit a fraction of the people who need help, the Observer can disclose, as charities and campaigners urge ministers to act now or see thousands being left without...

September 12, 2021

Elderly News

Social care reform: National Insurance increase and the funding caps under Boris Johnson’s new plans explained

The new system of funding social care relies on both a cap on overall care spending, and a “floor” on assets which stops anyone who needs care from running their savings down too far. The system will kick in from...

September 8, 2021

Elderly News

A million over-65s ‘still at risk of loneliness as UK lockdown eases’

A review by 10 leading charities has found that a million people over 65 in the UK are likely to remain at risk of chronic loneliness despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions. Read the full article on this link...

May 24, 2021

Elderly Marginalised & Excluded

‘Why social workers should oppose the continuation of the Care Act easements’

In normal circumstances many people move from hospitals into care homes, either temporarily or permanently, with the support of social workers. Yet Covid-19 has proven, devastatingly, to be near impossible to contain in...

October 12, 2020

Elderly News

Charities report rise in older people struggling for food in lockdown

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of older people malnourished or at risk of malnutrition since the coronavirus crisis began, according to Age UK and the Malnutrition Task Force. Age UK delivers almost...

May 14, 2020

Elderly News

Older people widely demonised in UK, ageism report finds

The UK’s ageist attitudes have been revealed in a report that shows older people are widely mocked, patronised and demonised by the rest of society. Older people are mostly seen as incompetent, hostile or a burden on...

March 19, 2020

Elderly

Providing emotional support to people at the end of life and their families

How can social workers address difficulties in communication and help promote openness between professionals, service users, their family and other carers?
Read the full article on this link to Community Care

February 19, 2020

Category - Elderly

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