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Partnership takes new approach to dementia care

By Guardian Professional24th January 2012News England

Collaboration between university and care charity in Liverpool includes a simulation that puts users inside the mind of someone with the condition

West Berkshire to help fund new support service for carers

By newburynews.co.uk24th January 2012News England

ORGANISATIONS in West Berkshire are being invited to bid for a £276,000 per year contract to provide an advice and support service to carers.

Abuse alerts about Islington vulnerable adults soar

By The Islington Gazette24th January 2012News England

Reports of abuse in the care of vulnerable adults have nearly doubled in the past year.

Social workers ‘powerless’ to intervene in suspected neglect cases

By CHildren & Young People Now24th January 2012News England

Half of social workers feel powerless to intervene in suspected cases of child neglect, according to latest research.

Elderly in crisis as councils cut care home funding

By The Telegraph24th January 2012News England

Millions of elderly people are facing a “care crisis” as official figures showed that two thirds of councils have cut funding for residential homes.

A cap on care costs is the only answer for our troubled sector

By Guardian Professional24th January 2012News England

Failure to tackle social care funding will cost the government far more in the long run, warns care home chief Leon Smith

Care worker is sacked and police probe continues at Tweedbank dementia unit

By The Southern Reporter24th January 2012News Scotland

A CARE worker at Craw Wood, the specialist home for dementia sufferers at Tweedbank, has been dismissed.

Jail will force its prisoners to work nine to five, to cut reoffending

By The Southern Reporter24th January 2012News Scotland

INMATES at the new £120 million Low Moss prison will be made to work a 35-hour week, in a bid to stop them reoffending when they are eventually released.