LOCAL councils have defended adult social care fees, amid claims the system is “not fit for purpose” and is failing elderly people.

A COUNTY-WIDE campaign to raise awareness of adult abuse and the protection of vulnerable people is being run by Buckinghamshire County Council.

Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are being robbed of their dignity by England’s failing social care services and left at risk of “terrible abuse and neglect”, David Cameron has been warned.

There has been a sharp rise in the cost of council services for elderly and disabled people, Labour has warned. Data from 93 out of 153 councils in England showed

When being interviewed by the Guardian, the director of Age UK, Michelle Mitchell declared that elder care is on the brink of crisis due to government cuts in social care as councils have less money to fund in-home programmes. With an increasing number of elderly people, the crisis could hit as early as 2015.

A NEW recovery and treatment centre in Kidderminster for people with alcohol and drug misuse problems aims to double the amount of people who leave the service with “positive results”.

A PRIVATE care home in Tilbury has been slated by the Quality Care Commission for failing to protect residents’ safety and welfare.