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Latest updates on the Social Care Discussion
Our blogs are designed to communicate updated discussions on adult social care in the UK, with relevant articles also shared below.
Spending Review and the impact on social care, health MOT’s for over 65’s, supporting older homeowners with downsizing, life expectancy and later life finance options and vulnerability
Adult Social Care ‘Social care left out in the cold once again’ : Sector leaders respond to this month’s Spending Review Sector think tanks and leaders have welcomed the extra investment announced in the Government’s first Spending Review under the new Labour...
End of Overseas Recruitment Route for Care Workers, Care Commission progress, Firms still sticking too rigidly to processes that ultimately do not support vulnerable customers
Government to End Overseas Recruitment Route for Care Workers Amid Migration Reforms The government has announced plans to close the overseas visa route for care workers as part of new measures to reduce net migration....
Plan for change, social care going digital and vulnerability
In our blog this month we find that older people are ‘losing faith in Government’ as the care crisis deepens https://www.carehomeprofessional.com/older-people-losing-faith-in-government-as-care-crisis-deepens-report-finds/, the latest edition of The New Ageing Index...
Complexity in claiming social security benefits, violence towards social care workers and treatment of vulnerable customers by financial services providers
In this month’s blog we look at social security benefits in later life and find that older people find applying for these benefits ‘long and difficult’, according to the research from Independent Age, with excess complexity locking people out of some of the major...
Experts urge for greater speed for Adult Social Care reform, Parliamentary Committee visit Isle of Wight concerning cost of inaction enquiry and the case for behavioural vulnerability
In our blog this month and following on from the announcement last month of the commission lead by Baroness Casey we find experts urging further speed with social care reform The government should act more quickly to reform social care in order to mitigate negative...
Plans for a social care review – Baroness Louise Casey appointed to lead adult social care commission
There has been much coverage in the media concerning the announcement this month of a commission for a review and ultimately a reform to social care Former senior civil servant Louise Casey has been appointed to lead a review into adult social care in England....
Minister of State for Care update and the growth of You Tube financial advice
It’s good to be able to end the year on a positive note when it comes to adult social care. After what’s been a very tough year for the care sector, it’s time to focus on hope for the future. And the recent speech from Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care has...
The impact of changes in generational finances and the impact of the Autumn Statement on the social care sector
There has long been a tradition of children being supported by their parents, with financial help from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad.’ Recent research shows however that this trend is set not only to stop, but to go into reverse. 55% of all age groups of adults with living...
Care needs, recruitment and workforce pressures
Age UK currently estimates that there are 2 million people aged 65+ who have unmet needs for care and support. 10% of those in later life have difficulty dressing, 6% struggle with bathing and 5% have difficulty just walking across a room. And it’s not just the funds...