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Kate on
27/02/2012
THIS year's Carers' Week event will take place from June 18-24th, with a packed itinerary of events aimed at raising awareness of the issues that arise from having the responsibility of caring for someone.
The theme will be In Sickness And In Health, with an awareness campaign asking how much the c...
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Kate on
20/01/2012
THE charity Age UK has urged senior politicians not to waste the opportunity to reform the Social Services care sector.
Cross-party talks aimed at improving Government-funded care and support for the elderly and disabled in England are due to begin again, with Health Secretary Andrew Lansley a...
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Kate on
06/01/2012
HEADS of the UKs most powerful charities, campaign groups and trades unions have joined forces to urge the Government to make reforming the UK care system its top priority for 2012.
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph published this week, the consortium say our elderly population is b...
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Kate on
25/11/2011
FOLLOWING alarming media reports of poor quality home care this week, Right at Home would like to assure readers that the problems highlighted are negated the moment a Right at Home care contract is signed.
Providers who deliver care on behalf of local authorities are currently facing horrendous b...
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Kate on
22/11/2011
AT Right at Home we know the care we offer is second to none - however we also know that elsewhere, others have fallen distressingly far of the mark.
That is why we welcome the news that the CQC (Care Quality Commission) is to start inspecting home care agencies at work behind closed doors in ...
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Kate on
08/11/2011
AGE UK has issued a 5-point piece of guidance to help those facing care costs to plan for a secure future:
Don't panic and make a decision that could end up being costly. Get some advice on all your options from an independent financial adviser.
Are you definitely getting everything you are enti...
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Kate on
12/09/2011
THE UK Homecare Association has expressed concern that cash-strapped local authorities are making potentially dangerous cuts to their care services.
Many elderly and disabled people receive care through their local council, which grants block contracts to local care providers.
But an online survey...
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Kate on
04/09/2011
The Scottish Government is considering reducing or changing its free personal and nursing care program for people aged 65 and older.
The benefit was started in 2002, however, costs have nearly doubled since the program began.
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by
sally on
22/06/2011
A report today from the Royal College of Psychiatrists has urged Health and social care professionals to "wise up" to the growing problem of substance misuse among older people.
A generation of older people are having their drug and alcohol problems going undetected because of the preconception tha...
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acarl on
01/08/2009
The following was taken from Mediate.com, a great resource for “everything mediation” with permission from the article’s author, Georgia Daniels. Georgia Daniels is a family mediator in Pasadena, CA, a teacher, and an inactive member of the Oregon and Washington State Bars.
Elderc...
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