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Nov 30, 2023
The Dementia Risk
We all recognise that the risk of developing dementia increases with age. At age 65, one in 700 will be diagnosed while at age 80, the...
Nov 29, 2023
Care Home Profitability
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at...
Nov 28, 2023
Extra Cash for Winter Pressures
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid...
Nov 27, 2023
People going without care due to cost of living
Some self-funders are going without some of the home care they needed because of the cost of living crisis and increased provider fees....
Nov 22, 2023
Reduced Service Capacity
Workforce shortages have resulted in reduced service capacity. The number of registered care home beds shrank by 0.6% in the year to July...
Nov 21, 2023
Ask our Advisers - Can I buy Christmas gifts for my family when my care is paid for by the council?
Just because someone is in care and funded by the State doesn’t mean they can’t buy gifts for their family at Christmas. There are no...
Nov 20, 2023
Assessing Council Care
Councils in England will share £4m to help them prepare for assessments of their adult social services by the Care Quality Commission...
Nov 13, 2023
Technology Boost
A project to remotely monitor the home habits of vulnerable adults has won a £1m government grant to help it expand. Reading Borough...
Nov 9, 2023
Ask Our Advisers - Investment Bond Disregards
"When my dad died he had all his savings in an investment bond with Prudential and mum inherited this. She has used the fund to support...
Nov 7, 2023
Social care workforce ‘a leaky bucket’
It has been reported that 390,000 people left their jobs in the care sector in 2022-23 and around a third of them left the sector...
Nov 6, 2023
The State of the Nation’s Care
In its annual State of health and adult social care report, the Care Quality Commission said council funding for care was not keeping up...
Nov 2, 2023
What is a Deputyship Order?
A deputy is appointed by the Court of Protection to make decisions in the best interest of someone who has lost the mental capacity to...
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