400 care home operators collapse in five years as cuts bite
More than 100 care home operators collapsed in 2018, taking the total over five years to more than 400 and … Read more
Elderly care
Little evidence that integrated care initiatives deliver
A report produced by the Nuffield Trust and Age UK concludes that there are very few signs that integrated and … Read more
Helen Salisbury: The inverse care law in the digital age
A GP friend of mine has a relative in a distant city who is affected by a severe, long term … Read more
Hospices could face closure over £30million Tory ‘stealth tax’ levy on owners
Hospices could face closure as they are hit with an estimated £30million Tory “stealth tax” over pensions. The Government is … Read more
CCG accused of using ‘flawed’ test to cut spending on elderly
West Norfolk CCG has been using a locally-devised screening process, called the “5Qs test”, which effectively means a higher proportion … Read more
Soaring numbers of patients sent home from hospital at night
Vulnerable patients – many elderly – are increasingly being sent home from hospital in the middle of the night, despite repeated … Read more
Chancellor’s new money for adult social care is crumbs from the table
Full story in the Guardian, 31 October 2018 n the face of it, this year’s budget was good news for … Read more
Nearly 8 million people providing care for family members without pay
Full story in The Guardian, 16 July 2018. The number of people caring for a family member has reached 7.6 … Read more
A million older people ‘badly let down’ by lack of social care funding
The number of older people in England without social care support has hit a record high, with one in seven … Read more
NHS boost ‘like pouring water down a sink’ without care cash
Full story at Local Government Chronicle, 18 June 2018 At least four major representative groups for local government have warned … Read more