Home Care News
Place your bets: Social care green paper or general election?
27 Sep 2018
Which one will come first? The public was promised a blueprint for social care by Theresa May this Autumn but some in the care sector may wonder if their hopes for the delivery of a green paper will be dashed once more, as Labour.....
Childcare voucher founder suggests paying for care homes with social care vouchers
07 Sep 2018
John Woodward, founder of Busy Bees Nurseries and the pioneer of childcare vouchers, believes a social care version of this system, plus a 'care ISA' could "form part of the jigsaw of options" for the social care funding crisis. Mr.....
Over two-thirds would pay more tax to fund free social care for all
06 Sep 2018
Over two-thirds of people in England would be happy to pay more tax to fund free personal care for everyone, according to a charity. The YouGov poll for Independent Age found 74 per cent of adults support.....
'Beyond heart-breaking': Unnecessary hospital admissions for elderly at record levels
05 Sep 2018
Avoidable hospital admissions for the elderly are at record levels, with people over 65 seeing over a hundred per cent rise, according to an interim report by Age UK. The charity has warned that readmissions.....