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York unable to afford two new care homes
York council has abandoned plans to build two care homes as it can no longer find anyone to develop them at a price it...
NICE calls for flexibility when commissioning homecare
Local authority commissioners should consider allowing providers to be more flexible in how they use the contracted time when providing homecare services, according to...
Further funds pledged to find a dementia cure
A $100m (£68m) Dementia Discovery Fund was announced at the World’s Health Organisation’s First Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia last month to...
Call for free end-of-life social care
The House of Commons health select committee has ‘strongly recommended’ that the government provide free social care at the end of life.
In its latest...
PLD asked for their views on services
In the latest push to move mental health, learning disability and autism services away from institutional settings, the Department of Health has published a...
Older people benefit from personal budgets
Older people do experience positive benefits from using personal budgets but they are not as pronounced as with other age groups, a new report...
Study finds Admiral Nurses significantly improve dementia care and treatment
Admiral Nurses can significantly improve the care and support offered to people living in care homes with dementia, according to new research.The Association for...
Think tank sets out plan to redistribute care fundings
Think tank Social Market Foundation (SMF) has called for the introduction of personal care accounts to which both individuals and the state contribute to.
Under...
Gen Lillywhite is new patron of TOSJCT
Lt-General Louis Lillywhite is to become patron of The Orders of St John Care Trust. He will succeed Lord Remnant in representing on the...
LNT rebrands building business
LNT Group has rebranded its construction arm as LNT Carehome Developments. Encompassing its Turn of Key and Turn of Key plus (which includes a...
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