Charities call for an urgent focus on the ‘crisis in social care’ and urge an extended remit for the planned auto-enrolment review. A group of national charities have criticised the Government’s “incr ...
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Almost a third of older men who have long-term health problems – that’s around half a million (550,000) men over the age of 65 in England – are lonely, according to new analysis revealed by Age UK. Ag ...
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It is just over one year since the Care Act was implemented throughout England. the Care Act was the biggest overhaul of social care legislation for 60 years, its introduction replaced a number of exi ...
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Food poverty among older people is, to some extent, a hidden problem. Experts told us older people are less likely to use food banks, instead preferring to cut back on food and “making do”. But this c ...
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