Home Care News
Council tax rises won't halt 'deep cuts' to social care and bin collections
20 Feb 2017
All but four councils across England will raise council tax to try to pay for social care, however the Local Government Association (LGA) warns cutbacks in all services will continue. More money used to.....
UK's first LGBT majority extra care scheme set to open in Manchester
17 Feb 2017
Plans to create a community for older lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) have been announced by Manchester City Council. With more than 7,000 people in Manchester who identify as LGBT and an expected.....
Charity calls on crafters to break world record and raise money for Alzheimer's research
16 Feb 2017
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on charitable crafters across the globe to get involved in its attempt to break a world record by knitting, crocheting and sewing snakes. Hoping to break the world record.....
Charity urges Government to inject 'urgent funds' into care system in Spring Budget
16 Feb 2017
Age UK is calling on the Government to inject some ‘urgent funds’ into adult social care in the Spring Budget, after warning that the care system for older people is living on ‘borrowed time’. The report.....
Charity publishes 'top ten' tips to help people make right social care choice
13 Feb 2017
Anyone worried about how they can pick the best social care support for them or their family, can now take a look at some top tips published by the disability charity Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG). The.....
UK living standards stall as pensioners' income overtakes working families
13 Feb 2017
The Government is being urged to address younger people’s pension rights and the fall in house ownership for the millennials, after a report found pensioners’ income has overtaken that of working families. The.....
'Profoundly negative' mental health implications for patients made to wait for cancer treatment
10 Feb 2017
An estimated 190,000 people a year experience mental health problems such as anxiety and depression while waiting for cancer treatment to start, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. In a new report, the.....
Home care workers with 'hearts of gold' receive Outstanding rating from care regulator
09 Feb 2017
Home Instead Senior Care has received its 11th Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection at its Epsom and Mole Valley office. The CQC deemed Home Instead Epsom and.....
BBC documentary pays tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett who 'waged war on dementia'
09 Feb 2017
When writer Sir Terry Pratchett passed away in 2015 at the age of 66, he was working on one last story: his own. But having lived with a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease since 2007 meant he was not able to finish it. This.....
Charity encourages people to 'make it your decision' and record wishes in case tragedy strikes
08 Feb 2017
A new campaign, Make It Your Decision, is urging people to prepare for the unexpected by planning ahead for medical treatment and care. Launched on 8 February by Compassion in Dying, the campaign encourages.....
Public invited to care group's free dementia classes
07 Feb 2017
Anyone wishing to understand what dementia is, how it is diagnosed and the effects it can have on friends and family, are being invited to two free ‘dementia awareness’ classes in Wootton Bassett and Salisbury. Staff.....
Charity creates tinnitus guide to help six million people living with 'invisible condition'
06 Feb 2017
To mark national Tinnitus Awareness Week (6 – 12 February) charity Action on Hearing Loss has launched a guide to reveal common preconceptions about the condition which currently affects six million people in the UK. Although.....
Overseas patients to be charged upfront for healthcare in bid to recover £500m 'health tourism' costs
06 Feb 2017
New regulations requiring overseas patients to pay a ‘fair contribution’ upfront will help recover the cost of healthcare given to overseas visitors and improve NHS patient care in the future. The changes.....
Home care provider wins royal recognition
06 Feb 2017
Home Instead Senior Care has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the area of innovation, due to its emphasis on social wellbeing, companionship and minimum one hour visits. HRH’s official representative.....
Older workers shouldn't be 'written off' but recruited says Government
03 Feb 2017
Bosses in the UK must boost the number of older people in its workforce, to increase the physical and mental health of the country’s growing aging population, the Government has said. With its ‘Fuller.....