Social care: what’s in a name?
Katie Mantell at the King’s Fund – Social care is all around us. More than 1.5 million people in England are employed to provide social care to older and disabled people. And these numbers are...
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Care and Support Alliance responds to reports that the Government will increase the social care precept
Reports today suggest that the Government plan to increase the social care precept to 6% over the next year two years, amounting to a total increase of 1%. You can read our response to the reports...
Men more likely to Care for Elderly Relatives
More men than women in the “sandwich generation” provide day-to-day help for ageing parents, while supporting their own children, a study indicates. Nearly three quarters of fathers said that they helped to “maintain the wellbeing” ...
‘Plumbers should report UK’s deadly-cold homes’ – Say Health Watchdog
Articles in several of the press today saying that a health watchdog is asking for plumbers and boiler engineers to report cold homes to the council to slash winter deaths. Around 25,000 extra brits –...
Care Home Patients at Risk Through Lack of Water
Staff ‘don’t want them going to the toilet at night’ The Daily Mail reports today regarding elderly care home residents’ lives being put at risk because many staff do not give them enough to drink,...