Mortgage aid cut 'will see disabled people lose homes'Monday, 9 August 2010" Mortgage aid cut 'will see disabled people lose homes'
• Benefit that pays interest on loans to be halved from October
• 65,000 at risk of losing property, housing associations say
Almost 65,000 disabled people, including those with profound mental health problems, are at risk of losing their homes because of a cut in mortgage paymen... " read more
Disabled woman may have starved after mother's deathTuesday, 3 August 2010" Disabled woman may have starved after mother's death
Stephania Wolf repeatedly turned down offers of help from social services to care for daughter Sam, council says
A mother found dead at her home with the body of her disabled daughter had repeatedly turned down offers of help from social services, a local authority said today.
The decompos... " read more
The social care commission is on the right trackWednesday, 28 July 2010" The social care commission is on the right track
The announcement of a commission on the funding of care and support shows that the government is serious about reforming social care, says Derek Wanless
The announcement of a commission on the funding of care and support – to report within a year – indicates that the coalition governm... " read more
Baby found 'starved to death' at home in WestminsterWednesday, 24 March 2010"
Baby found 'starved to death'
at home in Westminster
A 10-month-old baby boy is believed to have starved to death in north-west London despite being monitored by doctors and social workers.
... " read more
Abuse of 'baby-snatcher' social workers finds an outlet onliWednesday, 24 March 2010" Abuse of 'baby-snatcher' social workers finds an outlet online
Social workers involved in sensitive child protection cases are being targeted as angry families vent their fury on blogs
The hounding of social workers by the press for being "baby-snatchers" if they take children into care is a predictable story. But now such persecution... " read more
Gordon Brown pledges one-to-one cancer care in EnglandMonday, 8 February 2010" Every cancer patient in England will be offered free, one-to-one home care by specialist nurses if Labour wins the election, Gordon Brown has pledged.
In a speech to the King's Fund think tank, the prime minister also pledged access to home treatment for every cancer patient within five years.
Labour says this would save over £2.5bn a year ... " read more
Sussex care home is investigated over neglect claimsFriday, 5 February 2010" Residents of a Sussex care home are being moved out amid allegations of neglect.
Sussex Police said it was investigating the alleged offences at Heath Hill Lodge, Bevendean.
A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said it had "serious concerns" about the standard of care at the facility, run by Vigcare.
The home said it took the... " read more
Warning on free elderly homecareSaturday, 30 January 2010" By Brian Milligan
Business reporter, BBC News
The government says it plans to cut the number of people in homes
It has been claimed that thousands of elderly people in England could be sent to care homes unnecessarily.
The government wants to provide 110,000 more people with free personal care in their own homes.
But the UK Homecare Associa... " read more
A life with Alzheimer's - one man's storyWednesday, 27 January 2010" Ian Travers was diagnosed at just 62 years old
Almost 16,000 people in Northern Ireland live with a diagnosis of dementia. That number is expected to treble by 2050.
BBC NI Spotlight reporter Declan Lawn talks to dementia sufferers and the people who care for them. He asks what health care plans will be in place for the future.
As he travelled a... " read more
Thousands condemned to live in squalid care homesThursday, 3 December 2009" Rosemary Bennett, Social Affairs Correspondent
Thousands of frail and elderly people are living in care homes that fail to meet the most basic standards, a damning report reveals today.
In the most comprehensive assessment yet of homes in England, the new watchdog found that more than 10,000 people are living in squalid conditions and receiving... " read more
