Social care crisis
A recent report from the charity Age UK concludes that we are living on borrowed time in saving social care for older people from complete collapse. The report, ‘The Health and Care of Older People in ...
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Comprehensive Spending Review “sticking plaster” on social care won’t work
Britain’s biggest pensioners’ organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has warned today’s Comprehensive Spending Review announcement on social care will do nothing to halt the collapse o ...
New solutions are vital to avoid care crisis escalating
A new report has revealed that over 9 million older people could need ‘informal care’ from their friends and family in ten years time. The report by Nesta Impact Investments highlights the need for in ...
Not enough family members to provide care in later life
According to the think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research the number of older people in England needing care will “outstrip” the number of family members able to provide it by ...