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Oct 12, 2021
NHS to gobble up new care funds
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said social care "does not actually get as much money as it needs" under government plans for new...
Oct 11, 2021
Council in breach because it did not offer an affordable care home
Warwickshire council has been found to be in breach of the Care Act after it failed to offer a man a nursing home place within his...
Oct 8, 2021
Care Worker Trends
A recent Skills for Care report on ‘the state of staffing in the social care market’ highlighted some worrying facts. · Pay in...
Oct 7, 2021
Not an extra minute of care
The Government’s proposed reforms to social care funding “will not add a single minute of extra care and support, or improve the quality...
Oct 6, 2021
ASK OUR ADVISERS - What is tariff income?
Tariff income is the contribution an individual is required to make towards the cost of their care when they have savings between the...
Oct 5, 2021
Care staff turnover is a third
Staff turnover last year was 29.6% in residential homes and 36.8% in nursing homes according to data released by the Office for National...
Oct 1, 2021
What Will the White Paper bring?
As well as the funding reforms, the Government promised a white paper later this year which it said would “commence a once in a...
Oct 1, 2021
Care home staff in decline
Independent sector care homes have been losing staff since the spring according to provisional figures released by Skills for Care. In...
Sep 30, 2021
Unmet social care needs are increasing
According to its recent survey, the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS) has said it sees a picture of growing...
Sep 29, 2021
Download our 2021-22 benefit rate card
For many years, Care Aware has prepared a summary of the key benefit rates and allowances which apply to those in care in the UK. Click...
Sep 28, 2021
Care home occupancy rates fall
Care home occupancy rates fell from 84% in March 2020 to 75% in May 2021 and from 87% to 81% in nursing homes as a result of the Covid...
Sep 27, 2021
Care Minister comments
Care Minister Helen Whately has admitted that putting into effect the cap on social care costs is "a little way off" but said it is a...
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