Care Support Independence

Reshuffle Reaction

In her Community Care blog, Deputy News Editor Maria Ahmed fears for the Green paper after Alan Johnson’s departure from the Department of Health.(05 June)

 
Carers’ Week 

To mark the start of Carers’ Week, The Independent on Sunday has a feature on carers, illustrated with six case studies. (07 June)

The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Express report that three out of four carers have reached ‘breaking point’ in providing care to somebody who is ill, frail or disabled. (08 June)

The Archbishop of Canterbury (who is also vice-president of Carers UK) writes in The Daily Telegraph about the neglect of carers. (08 June)

 
Dementia Care

The Daily Mail reports comments from Neil Hunt, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, criticising the way some people are cared for. (02 June)

The Daily Telegraph mentions the comments of American neuroscientist Dr. John Zeisel, who is critical of British approaches to dementia care. (04 June)

General

Society Guardian details the Caring Support initiative in Croydon., which aims to foster a sense of community and more consistent quality of care. (03 June)

ADASS President Jenny Owen writes to The Times to reject the use of e-auctions to drive down costs of care. (04 June)

The Times and The Daily Telegraph note the key findings from a National Audit Office report into adult autism. Community Care features the story in more detail. (05 June)

The Daily Telegraph features Sir Michael Parkinson’s address to the National Pensioners’ Convention’s Pensioners’ Parliament, callinng for a change in society’s attitude towards older people. (05 June)

The Daily Mail reports that an 81 year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease died from pneumonia after care workers failed to check on him. (02 June)

The Sunday Express reports that 74 year-old woman was accidentally strangled to death after staff in a BUPA care home left her strapped in a wheelchair overnight. (07 June)