If you have been through the ‘Fair Access to Care Services’ (FACS) or have a friend or relative that has been through the process, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) would like your opinion on the issues and problems associated with the current system. more>>
The Care Homes Guide is pleased to promote the Brain Injury Awareness Week Monday 31st March – Sunday 6th April 2008 an annual campaign aimed at raising awareness of brain injury and its significant effects organised by Headway, the brain injury association. more>>
If you are looking to find a social care service for yourself, a relative or friend in the UK, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) have produced a booklet setting out what you need to do. more>>
For the whole of January BBC Radio 4 You and Yours and Woman’s Hour will be taking an in-depth look at social care. How do we provide care for a rapidly ageing population? How do we ensure that disabled people have choice and control over their lives? And who should pay in the future? Should it be the state or the individual or a combination of both? more>>
January 2008 brings changes in the way the UK Care Homes and Care Services inspection reports will the present their findings. more>>
New changes to the funding of both social and nursing care came into effect from I October in the UK. The changes have been bought in to make the system fairer for all and easier and quicker for assessments and decisions to be made. more>>
On 1st Ocober 2007 NEW law came in to effect in England and Wales to provide individuals over the age of 16, protection should they become unable to make decisions for themselves. The Act covers a whole range of decisions about an individual’s financial issues and healthcare treatments. It sets out the procedures that must be followed and clarifies who can make decisions on your behalf and in what situations. more>>
The Counsel and Care have recently released the results of their 2007 National Survey of Local Authority Care Charging and Eligibility Criteria. Their findings are of great concern to people looking for help funding care as it shows that since 2006, for most older people needing care and support 'things have got worse, with fewer receiving services and charges increasing. more>>
The joint committee on human rights in the UK has just published it’s 18th report examining the Human Rights of older people in health care. The report examines how the human rights principles can be applied to ensure older people in hospitals and care homes are treated with greater dignity and respect. more>>
Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis today announced that the successful 'dignity in care' campaign to ensure that older people are treated with respect by health and care professionals, will be extended to people with mental health problems. more>>
The opening ceremony by the Countess of Wessex this September marks the culmination of one of the Journalists’ Charity’s most ambitious project to date as the new £4 million care home in Surrey becomes operational. more>>