Care Support Independence

Comment on Green Paper and National Care Service
In The Guardian, Jackie Ashley cites plans for a new long-term care system among her reasons for supporting Labour. (28 Sep)

The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian all report that Gordon Brown has promised free home care for elderly people with high needs. (30 Sep)

In The Guardian, Polly Toynbee describes the National Care Service as Labour’s best plan, while David Brindle favours personal budgets for care. (30 Sep)

BBC Web states that the Big Care Debate is visiting Leeds and Hull to get people’s opinions on a National Care Service. (30 Sep)

The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail and Daily Express write about  Conservative plans to introduce an £8000 care fee. (03 Oct)

The Sunday Telegraph records a warning from experts that Conservative plans for a voluntary care fee could unintentionally force many elderly people into care homes. (04 Oct)

Sunday Mirror reports that Labour have accused Conservative plans of being unworkable. (04 Oct)

General Care
The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express and Daily Mail write that the son of a 106-year-old woman has pledged to go to the European Court of Human Rights to prevent her being evicted from her care home. (28 Sep)

In The Guardian, Siobhan Butterworth discusses the controversy after a Guardian feature on care homes used a picture which identified a resident without consent. (28 Sep)

The Daily Telegraph reports that shares in Care UK rose by 27% the day after it revealed it had rejected a takeover approach from a private equity company. (01 Oct)

Britain’s Ageing Population
The Daily Telegraph records a report claiming that medical breakthroughs and lifestyle changes have meant that pensioners are today far healthier than stereotypes suggest. (28 Sep) 

The Daily Telegraph writes that the number of people aged over 110 will rise rapidly in England and Wales over the next 25 years. (01 Oct)

The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Express and Metro report that babies born today are expected to live past 100. (02 Oct)

Trevor Phillips states in The Guardian that the number of people of working age for every pensioner will fall to less than 3 by 2031. (03 Oct)

Dementia in the press
The Daily Mail and BBC Web write that the Nuffield Council on Bioethics have criticised the lack of support available for dementia patients after diagnosis. (01 Oct)

The Daily Telegraph and Daily Express report that extra virgin olive oil could prevent Alzheimer’s. (02 Oct)

General
The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mail,  Daily Mirror,  and Evening Standard discuss Andy Burnham’s pledge to abolish hospital car parking charges. (01 Oct)

The Guardian, Daily Express and Daily Mail report on the IMF’s warnings to the Government that they must reform the pensions system and raise the retirement age.  (02 Oct)