12 May, 2014
12 May, 2014
New report by Institute and Faculty of Actuaries finds that just 8 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women entering care aged 85 today are likely to reach the new social care cap that is being introduced in 2016.
8 May, 2014
Carers Trust and Carers UK welcome pledge, launched yesterday at Carers UK's annual 'State of Caring' conference.
8 May, 2014
Government amendment to Care Bill, closing loophole excluding those who receive care at home which is publicly arranged or funded, passed by House of Lords yesterday.
7 May, 2014
Dr Shereen Hussein, scientific adviser to the Department of Health, says that poor language skills could lead to bad care and abuse.
6 May, 2014
BBC reports on scheme to be introduced from March 2015 in England following last year's independent review of care staff training and support.
2 May, 2014
29 April, 2014
New code of practice issued to support the effective transfer of independent living fund users to sole local authority support from July 2015.
29 April, 2014
New report shows that cost of providing personal care services to older people in their own homes has more than doubled in the last eight years reflecting the increasing proportion of older people being cared for at home, rather than in hospital or care homes.
28 April, 2014
Guide sets out the closure programme in 6 stages to 'help make it clear what will happen throughout the closure programme and how you can best prepare'.
24 April, 2014
Guardian reports on 'U turn' following campaign by pressure groups for elderly people and Liberal Democrats.
24 April, 2014
New report from the IPPR, published today, highlights the need to review the way 'social care' is provided.
17 April, 2014
New JRF report examines the relationship between pay and conditions for workers in residential, nursing and domiciliary care services and the quality of care experienced by people using the service.
14 April, 2014
Scottish Government announces £5.5m investment in new scheme to continue support when UK Independent Living Fund closes.
7 April, 2014
Community Care reports that two adult social care workforce development agencies to combine by end of May.
4 April, 2014
Revised COP3 form confirms that courts will accept assessments from social workers as evidence when considering people's mental capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
3 April, 2014
Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act designed to provide for more joined-up and seamless health and social care provision.
3 April, 2014
Commission says it believes England needs a single health and social care system, with a ring-fenced, singly commissioned budget, and more closely aligned entitlements.
1 April, 2014
New legislation places duties on local authorities in Scotland to offer people who are assessed as needing social care the option of designing their own care package.
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