Home Care News
£753m shortfall sees councils' widespread use of 'flying' home care visits
29 Jan 2016
The majority of England’s councils are ignoring official guidelines by limiting home care visits to 15 minutes because they cannot plug a £753m home care deficit. Some 74 per cent of local authorities in.....
Elderly face losing free TV licence
25 Jan 2016
People aged 75 and over may have to give up their free TV licence or make a voluntary contribution to it, the BBC has said. The BBC is considering the move, following its agreement to pay the £650m cost.....
People with dementia 'gamble with their health' when admitted for hospital care
18 Jan 2016
Many people with dementia are falling while in hospital, being discharged at night or being abandoned in hospital, despite their medical treatment having finished, an Alzheimer’s Society investigation has revealed. Freedom of Information.....
Home care boss gives evidence to House of Commons committee on gender pay gap
13 Jan 2016
Penrose Care’s managing director, Robert Stephenson-Padron, presented evidence to the House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee inquiry on the gender pay gap. He was joined by a handful of Penrose Care.....
Prime Minister announces plans to invest nearly a billion into mental health services
11 Jan 2016
The Prime Minister has announced plans to invest billions of pounds into mental health services across the UK as he talked about the taboo of poor mental health services during a speech at the charity, Family Action in London. The.....
Charities urge Prime Minister to hold Commission on the future of NHS and social care
09 Jan 2016
In an open letter, health and social care professionals and charities have urged the Prime Minister, David Cameron to be 'bold' and hold a Commission on the future of health and social care in the UK, as it faces huge demographic.....
Vitamin D supplements 'increase risk of falls in elderly'
05 Jan 2016
New research has revealed that vitamin D supplements could increase an older person’s risk of falls and fractures. The Switzerland based study, published in the journal JAMA, Internal Medicine suggests that.....
Potential new vaccine could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease
04 Jan 2016
A new clinical trial is underway to look at a potential vaccine that targets tau protein in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is characterised by the build-up of two hallmark.....
Frail, older people suffer in silence as they are 'too afraid' to complain about poor care
04 Jan 2016
A new Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report has revealed that people over the age of 75 often lack the knowledge and confidence to complain when they receive poor care, and worry about the impact this might have on their.....