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What the budget means for older people

Submitted by Helping Hands on Fri, 23/03/2012 - 11:32

The Chancellor announced the 2012 Budget this week and depending on who you listen to it was either a Granny Tax budget or a Robin Hood budget. Here are some of main areas which effect older people, courtesy of Age UK.

Too many reports and not enough action

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 14/03/2012 - 10:47

Another week, another report into the state of social care in the UK. This time the conclusion was that the most vulnerable in our society are struggling to get access to GPs and routine medicines. This report, commissioned by the Care Quality Commission, followed one published by the Commission on Dignity in Care which called for an end to patronising language and an emphasis on compassion in the care sector.

Call for a dignity Code for older people

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 22/02/2012 - 15:58

A dignity code is being called for to protect elderly from abuse, undignified care and discrimination based on age as reported in the Daily Telegraph today. This call has support from the minister for care services Paul Burstow and his Labour shadow, Liz Kendall, as well as charities, trades union organisations and academics. It is expected that all care provider organisations will have to sign up to this code and eventually it will become integral to the contracts of employment for staff in all care settings.

Home care sector back Health Committee's call for more "joined up services"

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 08/02/2012 - 10:35

The home care sector’s leading representative body, the United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA) has welcomed the House of Commons Health Committee’s report into social care. The UKHCA believes it is an important wide-ranging contribution to the debate about how we care for older people and other vulnerable groups.

Should care providers be ranked like hotels?

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 21/12/2011 - 15:10

Customer review websites are common place on the internet. Many of us will not book a holiday without first checking a resort’s ranking on Tripadvisor, so the recent announcement that the government is planning to introduce a “Tripadvisor style” website which will rate the UK’s care providers is, on the face of it, very exciting news.

Why is elderly care such a contentious subject?

Submitted by Helping Hands on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 09:47

Caring for an elderly loved one is a natural part of life’s story; families have been doing it since time began. So why is the subject of elderly care so contentious in the UK?

There are two main reasons. 

Is it time for a 'Democratic Revolution' in the care sector?

Submitted by Helping Hands on Mon, 24/10/2011 - 14:30

A recent report commissioned by a leading charity has concluded that a ‘democratic revolution’ in the way that care homes are run is required across Britain.

The report was commissioned by Sue Ryder, a UK health and social care charity, to look at the future care needs of an aging Britain; the findings prompted the charity to speak out about the way that care homes are currently being run in the UK.

The true cost of dementia

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 05/10/2011 - 15:26

A European study recently revealed that brain disorders cost Europe €800 billion each year, but the social cost is perhaps even greater than the economic one.

Anybody who has ever watched a loved one living with chronic dementia can testify that it is a terrifying disorder which can take the person you love and transform them into somebody who you hardly recognise.  Dementia can be caused by either disease or injury, and it usually manifests in the form of memory disorders, personality changes or impaired reasoning.

How helping people with Dementia could save the NHS millions.

Submitted by Helping Hands on Tue, 23/08/2011 - 15:22

 

A report launched recently by Healthcare at Home claims that £ 127 million could be saved by the NHS in hospital admissions if a better quality of care could be provided for people living with dementia. 

Partnership Assurance - Response to Dilnot

Submitted by Helping Hands on Wed, 06/07/2011 - 14:26

It doesnt take a visionary to understand that the care and financial services sector are going to have to work closely together in the future. Monday's Dilnot Report intimated that we need to look at ways in which individuals can raise the cash to fund their long term care in partnership with the state, bringing annuities and similar products to the fore.

With this in mind I thought I would share with you the formal response to Dilnot from Steve Groves, Chief Executive of specialist annuity provider Partnership Assurance.

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