The Prime Minister announced on 29th September that people with the highest needs will be offered free personal care in their own homes.
The move is intended to support all adults with the highest needs in England. It will enable all those people with the greatest care needs to protect their savings, including, for example, many [...]
When we launched the Big Care Debate in July, our plan was to start a nationwide discussion on the reform of adult care and support in England.
With well over 3,000 responses to this website alone, the consultation period is so far living up to its name. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed [...]
Research from the Institute for Financial Studies, commissioned by Age Concern and Help the Aged, has shown that pensioners can lose out financially by not having access to the internet. (03 Sept)
The Alzheimer’s Society has welcomed the General Medical Council’s publication calling for a more ‘hands on’ approach to medical training. (04 Sept)
General Care
Financial Times reports that the tightening of council budgets has had a particularly damaging effect on the care sector. (31 Aug)
The Daily Mail reports that Hull council is being taken to court over the case of an elderly man who died 2 weeks after being told that his care home was to close. (02 [...]
Andrew Harrop of Age Concern and Help the Aged has said that policy makers must be aware that older people are putting their health at risk by cutting fuel consumption to save money. (27 Aug)
Research into Ageing, the research branch of Age Concern and Help the Aged, has published its 2009 highlights, available online. (28 Aug)
Members of the public met with Minister for Care Services Phil Hope and discussed the reform of adult care and support in England as the Big Care Debate Roadshow pulled into Darlington.
The Roadshow offers members of the public the chance to join the Big Care Debate and have their say on the reform options set out in the Government's recently-published [...]
Comment on Green Paper
The Daily Mirror claims that Health Secretary Andy Burnham has changed his plans to introduce a £20 000 ‘care tax’, so that people would pay according to their wealth. (27 Aug)
The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Daily Express write that the middle classes will face bigger bills for care under the Government’s [...]
Comment on Green Paper
The Daily Mirror claims that Andy Burnham has changed his plans to introduce a £20 000 ‘care tax’. (27 Aug)
The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Daily Express write that the middle class will face bigger bills for care under the Government’s plans for a ‘sliding scale’. (28 Aug)
General Care
The Times and The [...]
