Care Decisions Under Pressure: The Sandwich Generation, Overseas Families and the Support They Desperately Need

by Richard Johnson | 27th February 2026 | Adult Social Care

For many families, the moment a parent starts needing care doesn’t arrive gently. It tends to land suddenly – after a fall, a hospital admission, a worrying phone call, or a quiet sense that ‘things aren’t right anymore’. For the so‑called “sandwich generation” and...

Sustainable fees, Sandwich generation, Implementation of FCA’s target framework for vulnerability

by Richard Johnson | 30th January 2026 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Councils have been urged to set sustainable fee rates to stabilise the adult social care workforce and prepare for upcoming employment reforms, including fair pay agreements. This follows new Department of Health and Social Care guidance aimed at...

Silence on social care from the Autumn Statement, Cost of care hugely underestimated by over 45’s, Firms urged to review systems for customer vulnerability management

by Richard Johnson | 19th December 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Chancellor’s “silence on social care speaks volumes about Government’s priorities”, warns former Deputy Prime Minister Social care’s total omission from Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget “spoke volumes about the Government’s priorities”, former Deputy...

New permanent director general for adult social care, two-thirds of retirees unprepared for managing finances in later life, Vulnerability passport

by Richard Johnson | 28th November 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Sally Warren becomes permanent director general for adult social care The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that Sally Warren will be the permanent director general for adult social care....

Fair Pay Agreement, Elderly care planning of tomorrow, firms must evidence outcomes in next step of Consumer Duty

by Richard Johnson | 31st October 2025 | Adult Social Care

Adult Social Care Government invests £500 million into first ever Fair Pay Agreement in major milestone for care worker pay. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting announces a major £500m investment in Fair Pay Agreement for adult care workers...