Keith Oliver was a head teacher managing a 460-pupil school, advising schools across Canterbury and studying for a master’s degree in education… but that all had to stop after his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s - which he likens to a bad hangover he must overcome.
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£8 billion must be ‘spent immediately’ by the government on England’s adult social care and free personal care should be available to everyone, a House of Lords Committee has recommended.
Free personal care in England should be available universally by 2025/6 and... Read more
Nearly 80 councils have seen home care providers close in the last six months impacting on over 7,000 people, according to new research.
This figure is more than double the number affected last year.
The survey published by The Association of Directors of Adult... Read more
People with ‘invisible’ disabilities including dementia will soon be able to access blue badge parking permits, thanks to the rollout of new government guidance.
The new guidance will offer a lifeline for drivers or passengers with dementia, anxiety disorders or... Read more
Blind people can harness the power of other people’s vision via their phone, robots can give unobtrusive care and wheelchair users can create art, thanks to disability-friendly gadgets.
A gadget that lets paralysed people physically express their creativity by... Read more
Stephen Chandler, social care chief at Somerset County Council who appeared in the recent Panorama programme ‘Crisis in Care’, told homecare.co.uk that health secretary Matt Hancock needs to stop valuing NHS staff more than care workers.
He says: “We need him [Mr... Read more
Care minister Caroline Dinenage has announced more ‘carer-friendly’ communities can be delivered, thanks to a £5m Carers Innovation Fund set up to improve unpaid carers’ lives.
Charities, small business and tech companies are being urged to bid for funding for... Read more
People may need help washing, dressing or going to the toilet, but unlike in Scotland (where such personal care is free), people needing support in England should continue to “expect to contribute to their care”, a minister has said.
Free personal care in green... Read more
An 81-year-old record-breaking grandmother has become the oldest woman to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats and says she’s "very tired”.
Despite needing a hip operation and knee replacements, Mavis Paterson never gave up her cycling challenge for charity,... Read more
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The valuable work done by staff working in the care sector is being celebrated by a new CARE badge which has been launched today.
Care providers are being encouraged to buy the badges, which cost £1, for their employees, with the money raised going towards... Read more
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