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.  ...

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...

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.  ...

The new Government have announced it will scrap plans to reform the funding of social care which would have seen the introduction of a...

In response to the damning recent report on the care regulator, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, said, “It is...

In response to the failings identified at the care regulator, Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: "When I joined the...

An interim report has highlighted significant failings in the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the body which has...

The value of your interest in a property can be disregarded in the financial assessment for the first 12-weeks if your other assets are...

The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards in...

Financial abuse is where someone in a position of trust interferes in an older person’s ability to acquire, use or maintain their...

More than 50 organisations and 24,000 people have signed an open letter calling on political parties to do more to support the social...

A leading think tank has warned of a £4bn “hole” in our social care plans. Four years ago the Conservative government announced a plan...