THE NUMBER of people needing care in the region is expected to soar in the next 25 years. And that’s set to create even more unpaid carers, who look after family or friends. Already, nearly 10 per cent of the region’s population consider themselves to provide some form of care.
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FURTHER details of a vision for a new Stirling Care Village for older people are beginning to emerge.
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COUNCIL officials have been criticised for failing to provide up-to-date information on the state of the town’s care facilities, reports MIKE DELANEY.
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A CONFIDENTIAL document has forced Wirral Council into reopening an investigation into alleged illegal delays in providing care for vulnerable people.
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A three-year contract has been awarded to provide financial and welfare advice to people in south east Scotland.
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Care homes for the elderly are struggling to meet the needs of residents with complex medical conditions amid cuts in funding, a report has warned.
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Having recently been named one of two care agencies tasked with supplying all types of care workers across Surrey, Ark Home Healthcare has announced it will take on 100 extra care workers in the region, doubling its local cohort.
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Seventy four charities are to get a share of around £6.8m to “test and develop innovative approaches to improve health and wellbeing”, the care services minister Paul Burstow has announced.
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Patients and service users want integrated services, easy access and less paperwork, say Jules Acton and Don Redding
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A RALLYING call for the future of social care in Scarborough and North Yorkshire is how a major conference in the region has been hailed.
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