Home Care News
Dementia cases fall as men lead healthier lifestyles
20 Apr 2016
The proportion of older people living with dementia has fallen by a fifth over the past two decades, as individuals are smoking less and living healthier lives, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. A.....
Charities call for independent review into benefit assessments
14 Apr 2016
The decision to cut welfare benefits has resulted in huge Government changes in recent months, with resignation of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith after further cuts to disability benefits. On Monday.....
New State Pension to give 'dignity in retirement'
06 Apr 2016
The new State Pension has been launched in the hope that it will give savers a more solid base for their retirement planning. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen.....
Care provider representatives criticise 'unfair' CQC decision to raise fees
05 Apr 2016
Care England is the latest professional organisation and the largest representative body for independent care providers to speak out about the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) decision to increase provider fees from April 2016. The.....
MPs call for end to below-minimum wage practices in care sector
01 Apr 2016
Never mind the 50p an hour pay rise for the lowest paid that the National Living Wage brings, requiring bosses to pay at least £7.20 an hour, MPs have expressed anger that some home care workers don't even get the previous National.....