Home Care News
Firefighters angry at losing 'day job' to help elderly falling at home
25 Jan 2018
Firefighters fear more lives are being put at risk now that West Midlands Fire Service has involved them in care contracts with councils to help older people because of a shortage of home care workers. West.....
Music is 'powerful but under-used tool' for people with dementia
18 Jan 2018
The Commission on Dementia and Music has called on local authorities and the NHS to recognise the ‘therapeutic potential of music’, saying it is a ‘powerful but under-used tool’. Its report ‘What would life.....
People with dementia forced to fight for free NHS care
17 Jan 2018
People with dementia are being forced to fight funding battles so they can receive Continuing Healthcare, with some ending up dying before a decision on eligibility has been made. Continuing Healthcare funding.....
Wales' 'bold new models of care' will 'fail without funding'
16 Jan 2018
An independent panel commissioned by the Welsh Government has published its vision for health and social care, however critics say its failure to address the “fundamentally important issue of funding” puts the plan in jeopardy. The.....
Sir David Behan steps down as head of CQC
15 Jan 2018
Sir David Behan has announced he is to step down as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hailing him as an “exceptional leader”. He will continue as head of the.....
Majority of Scottish home care firms think they won't survive 2018
11 Jan 2018
Some 86 per cent of independent home care providers in Scotland believe they won’t survive 2018 and have been described as "genuinely close to collapse". Research by Scottish Care, which represents independent.....
Jeremy Hunt keeps top job but gains 'social care'
09 Jan 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle has seen Jeremy Hunt retain his position as the country’s top health chief, prompting many to hope his new title of ‘Health and Social Care Secretary’ will bring ‘a new dawn’ and not.....