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...
Cold weather and loneliness ‘lethal in winter’
The combination of cold weather and loneliness could be lethal in the coming months, England’s most senior nurse is warning. Prof Jane Cummings, NHS England’s chief nursing officer, said cases of strokes and heart attacks tended to rise...
Once Upon a Time at Perrin’s House Residential and Nursing Care Home
(This article was first published on the Letterpress Project website) Most people seem to enjoy listening to a well told story so why should it be any different for the elderly residents at Perrin’s House Residential and Nursing Care Home in Malvern...
Care homes: Public ‘pay unfair fees to plug £1bn shortfall’
Care homes have been applying unfair charges and over-the-top fees for self-funders, an official review shows. The Competition and Market Authority found some homes had applied large upfront costs and charged families for weeks after their relatives...
Green paper on older people’s social care to be published by summer 2018
The government will publish a green paper on social care for older people by summer 2018, it announced today. In advance of the paper it has invited a number of people to provide advice, including representatives from social care and health...
