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Mar 23, 2023
Dementia Council Tax Exemption
We find on our helpline that many people living with someone with dementia are missing out on a 25% council tax discount. In England,...
Mar 21, 2023
4 Million With Life Limiting Condition
Around 4 million older people (40% of people aged 65 and over) have a limiting long-term illness or disability, and it is estimated that...
Mar 20, 2023
The Value of Unpaid Care
Some estimates show that unpaid care could have a value of up to £132 billion per year.
Mar 16, 2023
Hourglass
One in six older people are victims of abuse. That’s over 16% of our mothers, fathers, uncles, aunties, grannies, grandads, friends and...
Mar 15, 2023
How many care homes are there in the UK?
There are currently about 17,100 care homes in the UK, of which 70% are residential and 30% are nursing homes. Source: carehome.co.uk
Mar 14, 2023
Loneliness a major problem
24% of people aged over 60 stated they felt lonely sometimes or often. This equates to just over 3 million people out of the UK...
Mar 13, 2023
Social Care Charging
Details regarding Social Care funding for 2023/24 have been announced as follows: · Capital limits remain at their current level (a...
Mar 7, 2023
Living with Dementia
Around 850,000 people, most of whom are aged 50 or over, are living with dementia in the UK, and Alzheimer's UK predicts that this figure...
Feb 27, 2023
NHS Decline in Confidence
Satisfaction with every type of NHS service is down according to a recent survey. inpatient services from 64% to 41% A&E services from...
Feb 23, 2023
No Provision Made
In its latest Social Care Review, Just Group’s survey of adults in England and Northern Ireland reveals a worrying lack of planning.
Feb 22, 2023
Care Waiting Lists
A survey of more than 4,000 people aged 65 and over who had used health or social care services in the previous 6 months showed that over...
Feb 20, 2023
Rising Dissatisfaction with GP Services
Satisfaction with GP services has fallen from 68% to 38% and is now at the lowest since the survey began in 1983. Source: Care Quality...
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