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 those settings. Care homes...
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 19,000 food packages a week to...
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 others, according to a review of...
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 Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
OECD: UK has lowest state pension of any developed country
Britain’s workers can look forward to the worst state pension of any major country, according to a report by the developed world’s leading economic think tank. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study calculated that a...
We need to talk about ageing – and it’s about far more than the NHS
By 2050, 25% of the population will be over 65 – many living in solitude. Loneliness is becoming one of our biggest problems. The NHS crisis goes on, and its causes are clear: the government’s underfunding of the health service, and the eternally...
