Care Support Independence

Comment on the Green Paper

In a blog entry on Guardian Unlimited, Chief Executive of Counsel and Care Stephen Burke calls for the Green Paper to be ‘radical, reforming and practical in equal measure.’  (27 May)

The Times has a ‘Management Briefing’ on social care reform. It mentions the forthcoming Green Paper and the work that Government has done to raise awareness about care and support. (29 May)

Financial Times Health Supplement (29 May)

FT Health features the following articles:

‘The new old age’ suggests that the commonly assumed correlation between ageing and disease is questioned by new research.

 ‘Helping hands’ details how carefully designed homes and utensils can make life easier for dementia patients.

‘Halting progress’ examines some of the research areas seeking an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

In ‘Home advantage’, a doctor writes that family care in a familiar environment does eases the suffering of Alzheimer’s patients.

Community Care on-line

Nick Johnson, Chief Executive of the Social Care Association, has strongly criticised Social Work Task Force chair Moira Gibb for suggesting that social work should be clearly distinguished from other social care roles. (28 May)