The View from Dilnot
Scrapping the cap on care costs is “another example of social care being tossed aside”, according to the architect of the reforms....
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Sep 4
New Care Minister
Stephen Kinnock has been appointed as the minister with responsibility for adult social care in the new government. The Labour MP for...
Sep 2
Back in the Long Grass
Back in the Long Grass The wait for root and branch reforms to our social care system goes on. Many Governments have been criticised...
Aug 28
How will we repay the council charge on our house if my wife goes into care?
The good news is that your home won’t form part of the financial assessment if your wife has to move into a residential home. It will be...
Aug 27
Care Worker Trends
As the Government seeks to address the issues in the health and social care sector, data suggests that pay for those employed on the...
Aug 19
Carer's Assessments
If you care for someone, you can have an assessment to see what might help make your life easier. This is called a carer's assessment. ...
Aug 14
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
This is a condition that affects the middle part of vision for older people. It doesn't hurt and it doesn’t cause blindness, but it can...
Aug 12
More Years in Poor Health
The latest data on health shows that the years lived a disability has increased to more than 21 years for men and 23 years for women. ...
Aug 7
Care Funding Reforms
The new Government have announced it will scrap plans to reform the funding of social care which would have seen the introduction of a...
Aug 1
A Provider Response to the Failings of the Care Regulator
In response to the damning recent report on the care regulator, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, said, “It is...
Jul 30
Government Response to Care Regulator Shortcomings
In response to the failings identified at the care regulator, Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: "When I joined the...
Jul 29
CQC Failings
An interim report has highlighted significant failings in the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the body which has...
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