Isolation impacts health during extreme weather, research reveals
Social isolation and the costs of heating and cooling the home significantly impact the health of older adults during extreme weather, according to a...
Council’s SEN provision under fire following investigations
A county council’s provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) has been criticised in two separate investigations after the ombudsman revealed it had...
Carers forced to quit work to look after relatives
More than 600 people quit their jobs each day to look after older and disabled relatives, research by Carers UK has revealed.
It found that...
Question marks over care home dehydration tests
Researchers have found that standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes.
Carers often look at a...
Lack of care services main factor for discharge delays
More than 200 patients died in Northern Ireland’s hospitals in 2017/18 while waiting to be discharged, a report from a terminal illness charity has...
CQC successfully prosecutes unregistered provider
A domiciliary care provider in Wiltshire has been ordered to pay more than £6,200 by Swindon Magistrates’ Court for not being registered with the...
Struggling councils failing people with dementia, study reports
Overstretched councils are struggling to meet legal duties in social care services for people with dementia, Freedom of Information data has revealed.
Healthwatch England asked...
Pay should reflect complexity of care work, survey reveals
Eight in ten people (83%) believe care work is highly skilled and increasingly complex and pay rates should reflect this.
The findings from a Survation...
Carers sacrificing own health to care for relatives
Unpaid carers are sacrificing their own health to prioritise care for relatives, which is putting added pressure on health and social care services.
Carers are...
App aims to help people live independently for longer
The Sound Doctor has developed an app to help people live longer and more independently at home.
Aimed at people aged over 70, the app...
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