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In the Media: 09-15 Nov
Comment on Green Paper
On the closing day of the consultation period, The Times runs a feature on whether older people should pay for social care. (13 Nov)
General Care
The Daily Mirror writes that town hall leaders have spoken out on the need to reform benefits for carers. (09 Nov)
The Financial Times reports that Lord Joffe and Lord Lipsey have criticised Gordon Brown’s plan to provide free home-based social care for people with high needs. (09 Nov)
The Daily Express covers a survey finding that elderly patients are suffering distress in care homes and hospitals because of staff neglect. (11 Nov)
The Daily Mirror writes that professional carers are to be issued with rules to ensure patients are treated with respect. (11 Nov)
The Financial Times includes advice on getting support for care home fees. (14 Nov)
In The Independent, Emma Wall writes that long-term care is still a postcode lottery. Ian Cowie criticises the current system and the need for elderly people to sell their homes. (14 Nov)
The Sunday Telegraph reports that Gordon Brown has intervened in the case of a 106-year-old woman being evicted from her care home. (15 Nov)
Dementia in the press
The Daily Telegraph reports on findings that asking patients to take a multi-tasking test can help doctors distinguish cases of depression from early Alzheimer’s. (09 Nov)
The Daily Express covers research finding that weak muscles are closely linked to dementia in elderly people. (10 Nov)
The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror and The Sun report that people with dementia are being wrongly prescribed powerful sedatives, causing 1800 deaths a year. (12, 13 Nov)
The Daily Telegraph reports that Alzheimer’s patients are receiving poor quality care in hospitals. (14 Nov)
The Daily Mail writes that those with good oral hygiene are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s. (14 Nov)