by Richard Johnson | 31st March 2025 | Adult Social Care
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...
by Richard Johnson | 28th February 2025 | Adult Social Care
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...
by Richard Johnson | 31st January 2025 | Adult Social Care
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....
by Richard Johnson | 17th December 2024 | Adult Social Care
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...
by Richard Johnson | 29th November 2024 | Adult Social Care
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...
