Care Providers’ Press Releases

Age UK publishes damning report on the care crisis
30-May-11
Age UK today publishes a damning report, which shows the depth of the crisis in social care and its consequent human cost. The report 'Care in Crisis: Causes and Solutions' provides the evidence to prove that read full article

Lend a hand in Abingdon
27-May-11
Volunteers are being sought by Oxfordshire County Council to help people with learning disabilities in the Abingdon area access leisure activities in the evening and at weekends. Service users in the town asked read full article

Alzheimer's Society comment on Care Quality Commission inspection
26-May-11
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has identified major failings in the first 12 of its 100 reports into the quality of elderly care in hospitals in England. The report identified three hospitals as failing read full article

Homecare provider wins prestigious 'Dignity' award
26-May-11
Manorcourt Homecare in Thurrock has been honoured for giving its service users the most dignified care possible – with its approach now being upheld as a beacon to others. The team, led by Manager Lavena Kenyon, read full article

New group aims to make a difference for mental health
26-May-11
A new community group has been created in Bedfordshire and Luton which will help promote mental wellbeing and challenge the stigma that exists towards mental illness. Members of the Make A Difference group have read full article

CQC publish first of detailed reports into dignity and nutrition for older people
26-May-11
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes the first 12 reports from an inspection programme which examines whether elderly people receive essential standards of care in 100 NHS hospitals throughout England. The read full article

'The true face of carers'
25-May-11
Stockport Council is supporting Signpost Stockport’s Carer Information Day at Stockport Town Hall on Tuesday 14th June, 10am-3pm. The free event gives carers an opportunity to collect information and advice about read full article

Skills for Care launch Workforce Development Strategy
24-May-11
Skills for Care has launched a Workforce Development Strategy to help create a capable, confident and skilled adult social care workforce across England. The strategy, developed in partnership with employers, read full article

Watch Adrian Chiles donate a day to Age UK
24-May-11
Adrian Chiles will be seen returning to Birmingham tomorrow to spend a day volunteering with Age UK as part of Daybreak’s Donate a Day initiative. Adrian will be shown on ITV's breakfast show, Daybreak, tomorrow, read full article

Alzheimer's Society comment on OECD report - long-term care spending
23-May-11
Spending on long-term care is set to double or even triple by 2050, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report suggested this was driven by ageing read full article

Call to organisations to help run CareBank pilot
23-May-11
The Royal Borough's pioneering CareBank scheme that will enable residents to earn time credits for supporting others in the community is ready to hear from organisations, businesses and partnerships interested read full article

Birmingham judgement - rights not budgets prevail
20-May-11
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative body for independent care providers, has welcomed the judgement that Birmingham city council cannot reduce funding to disabled people and read full article

Skills for Care back Learning at Work Day
19-May-11
Skills for Care are backing Learning at Work day with an innovative tool to help frontline adult social care workers with numeracy and literacy skills. They have produced Learning through Work which is a series read full article

Online Alzheimer's test could lead to earlier diagnosis
19-May-11
An online test that gives an early warning of Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by British scientists. The Cognitive Function Test, devised by researchers at Oxford University, can identify signs of Alzheimer’s read full article

Researchers devise prototype blood test for Alzheimer's
19-May-11
New research suggests that a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease may become a reality. Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Canada, have found a unique biochemical read full article

'Don't move the pension goalposts again'
19-May-11
Women due to be affected by the proposed speeding up of the equalisation of the State Pension Age converged on the Houses of Parliament yesterday to urge MPs to oppose this change. Angry women from around the read full article

Age UK voted MPs' and Lords' Charity of the Year
19-May-11
Age UK was last night voted Charity of the Year by parliamentarians at the Dods Charity Champion Awards. The award is given in recognition of effective parliamentary campaigning and is voted for by all members read full article

Helping people with dementia to stay at home could save NHS millions
18-May-11
Helping people with dementia to live at home and preventing them from needing to go into hospital could save the NHS £127million a year, according to a report launched by Healthcare at Home. The report found read full article

Public fears 'shifting goalposts' in long-term care funding
18-May-11
The public wants a clear message from the Government on how much they will have to pay for care in their old age, research carried out for the Commission on Funding of Care and Support has found. While the majority read full article

Alzheimer's Society stars lead record turnout of runners in Bupa Great Manchester Run
17-May-11
Over 2,400 people took to the grey and rainy streets of Manchester yesterday to take part in the Bupa Great Manchester Run and raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society. Leading the pack was the Society's celebrity read full article

Help Age UK become MMC's Charity of the Year
17-May-11
Age UK has successfully reached the final stage of the application process to become MMC’s new Charity of the Year – now we need your help! We need as many MMC employees as possible to vote for Age UK to help read full article

Protection of Vulnerable Adults Monitoring Report 2009-2010
17-May-11
Care and Social Services Inspectorate (CSSIW) has produced its annual monitoring report on how Welsh Local Authorities are performing in relation to allegations of abuse against adults. Working together to develop read full article

New poll reveals David Blunkett and Stephen Hawking are the public faces of disabled Britain
17-May-11
Over half the British population (52 per cent) are unable to name a high profile person they have seen in the media with a disability, increasing to 99 per cent who are unable to correctly name someone with a learning read full article

Information day to provide invaluable resource for the elderly
17-May-11
Home Instead Senior Care in Southport is sounding a clarion call to community members to educate themselves on age awareness issues by inviting them to attend an Older Persons’ Information Day on the 21st May running read full article

Jo Brand urges people to have a cuppa for charity
17-May-11
One of Britain’s best loved comedians, Jo Brand, is encouraging people to switch the kettle on, dig out the digestives and get involved in Leonard Cheshire Disability’s Tea for Ability fundraising initiative. The read full article

Cutting spending will create looming bills - Alzheimer's Society
13-May-11
Research by the BBC has today unveiled a large variance in the amount councils are spending and planning to spend on Adult Social Care. Research by the BBC has today unveiled a large variance in the amount councils read full article

Women over 85 most likely to need dementia care
13-May-11
Dementia care, as well as support for mild cognitive impairment, is most likely to be required by women aged 85 and over, according to a new report. New research, published in this month’s Archives of Neurology, read full article

Law Commission recommends radical overhaul of adult social care law
12-May-11
The Law Commission is recommending the most far-reaching reforms of adult social care law seen for over 60 years, in a report published today. The Commission’s recommendation for a single, clear, modern statute read full article

Government ignores strength of Westminster protest and votes against protecting DLA mobility
12-May-11
The night before the Hardest Hit march, a committee of MPs had the chance to amend the Welfare Reform Bill to make sure disabled people in residential care continue to get support for extra mobility costs. It read full article

Mencap's response to the Law Commission report on social care law
11-May-11
“We welcome the commission’s proposal to introduce a single statute for social care law. The current legal framework is fragmented and complex and this has led to a social care system that is difficult to access read full article

Vitality Ball raises 230k for people in later life
10-May-11
Age UK's inaugural Vitality Ball last week has raised £230k for vulnerable people in later life. The event, which was sponsored by E.ON, saw a star-studded audience being treated to an evening of live music read full article

Advantage celebrates Nurses Day
10-May-11
On Thursday 12th May 2011, Advantage Healthcare will be celebrating Nurses Day by offering all of it’s workers the opportunity to to earn between £1,000 and £2,500 as well as a pick of some amazing prizes. Nurses read full article

Mayor and Local MP visit new at-home care company in Wigan
10-May-11
Mayor of Wigan, Councillor Mr Michael Winstanley performed the honours and cut the red ribbon to mark the official opening of the new Home Instead Senior Care offices at Pemberton Business Centre, Richmond Hill read full article

Care Quality Commission launches consultation on excellence in social care
09-May-11
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today announces the start of a consultation on a new excellence award for adult social care services in England. The new voluntary award, due to launch in April 2012, will read full article

Mencap responds to Northern Ireland High Court judgement
06-May-11
A case has been brought by the Law Centre in Northern Ireland to establish the duties owed by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to resettle people with a learning disability in the community. read full article

National award for care service
05-May-11
South Tyneside Council's Telecare and Community Alarm service, which helps thousands of people live as independently as possible in their community, has received a coveted national award. The award comes from read full article

Monmouthshire makes finals of Social Care Accolades 2011
05-May-11
Monmouthshire County Council is in the running for two top awards for its innovative work that is transforming social care in the community. Two of its projects have made the list of finalists for the Social read full article

Social Care Accolades 2011 - Torfaen Council Finalist
04-May-11
Torfaen County Borough Council is in the running for a top award for its innovative work that is helping to improve social care in the community. Its project to help retain experienced social workers within read full article

New dementia treatments in ten years - Alzheimer's Society
04-May-11
An Alzheimer's Society research programme could lead to new dementia treatments within ten years, leading scientists said. The Drug Discovery programme could lead to treatments that give benefits five times read full article

National Clinical Director for dementia welcomes MyAmego contribution to person-centred care
03-May-11
Two Lincolnshire care homes welcomed a visit from Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia – to see how the innovative MyAmego intelligent monitoring system supports a person-centred approach read full article

Social enterprise boost for Witham shop workers
03-May-11
Four Seasons, Withams’ leading Social Enterprise gift shop has joined forces with Warwickshire College to give their trainees and volunteers with learning disabilities the opportunity to earn an NVQ Level 2 in read full article