Care system in crisis!
When she stood on the doorstep to number 10 just a few short months ago, Theresa May promised to govern for all and in particular to help the disadvantaged. But her failure to follow that through and ...
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New high of 1.2 million without appropriate care
Numbers of older people who don’t get the social care they need soars to a new high of 1.2 million – up by a staggering 48 per cent since 2010 The numbers of older people in England who struggle witho ...
Councils providing Meals on Wheels to vulnerable older people has dropped below 50% for the first time
Research for the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) reveals just 48% of authorities provide a service compared with 66% only two years ago. The NACC says under-investment puts the elderly at ...
Government should mark UN Older People’s Day by tackling the ‘perfect storm’ facing social care
Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has called on the government to mark UN Older People’s Day on 1 October, by announcing how they intend to tackle the ...