Campaigners, backed by popular actor Tony Robinson, are calling for all care home staff to receive specialist training in dementia.

A survey carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society found that 97 per cent of people looked for well-trained staff when choosing a care home. However, a quarter of people admitted that they did not really know how to tell what constitutes a good care home.

As this data is released, the charity is launching a new guide to help those looking for a care home for family or friend with dementia, the Press Association reports.

The Putting Care Right guide includes advice on what people should ask care home staff when choosing where their relative or loved one should live.

Downing Street today appeared to back away from proposals floated by the housing minister Caroline Flint for social housing residents to seek work as a condition of their tenancy.

Lord Laming’s report after the death of Victoria Climbié called for a multi-agency approach to children’s care, with adult services split from children’s. Do the key players feel progress has been made?