60 jobs have been created in Coventry by the Priory Group, which has this week unveiled plans to open its first care home for the elderly in Coventry.

The head of the commission into funding for the care of elderly and disabled people, Andrew Dilnot, says he is confident the government will back his proposals

The recommendations of the Dilnot committee review into funding of adult and elderly care in England have been welcomed “without reservation” by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).

The Dilnot report is looking into paying for elderly care, but what do its proposals mean for you?

VULNERABLE adults who rely on social care services will be hit by price rises coming into force today. People in Newcastle face bigger bills for home helps and visits to day care centres as the city council introduces new charges.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has told MPs that ministers need to “consider carefully” the “significant costs” of proposals to reform social care in England detailed in a report by economist Andrew Dilnot.

Andrew Dilnot has produced an excellent report today on the future of social care for older people, addressing head-on the fears of many about the costs of care in their old age.

The former head of the Care Quality Commission has said the model of an independent regulator for care in the NHS could not be satisfactory.

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced an extra £1m to help get health and wellbeing boards off the ground.

Everyone agrees the social care system is out-of-date. When it was created after the Second World War under the 1948 National Assistance Act the idea was to create a safety net for the most vulnerable in society.