New requirements to ensure care staff who look after people in their own homes are treated fairly and people receiving care experience the best possible services come into force today,
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The care industry will be plunged into “crisis” if the Government does not step in to fund a £400 million back payment bill, MPs have heard. Ministers were warned that
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Getting social care is “like being in a shop with no prices”, according to the author of a major review of social care which concluded costs should be capped. Sir
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Norfolk County Council is planning to step up the use of assistive technology in social care, with an emphasis on existing products likely to include devices using Amazon Alexa software.
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A cap on the “punitive” costs faced by people requiring care is set to be included in the latest Government plan for reform of the system in England, Jeremy Hunt
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A legal action over payments for “sleep-in” shifts, which could cost the UK care industry billions if judges rule in favour of workers, has reached the Court of Appeal. Leading
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Almost 20,000 people received “flying” visits of only 15 minutes for personal social care last year, according to a charity’s research. Disability charity Leonard Cheshire said the figures were indicative
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Social Care Wales have published their response to the consultation on Transforming Care in the 21st Century, which ran for 12 weeks between 24 July and 16 October 2017. The report
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Vulnerable and elderly people who are re-admitted to hospital on a regular basis should receive automatic home checks, the British Red Cross has suggested. It has conducted a report which
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A care worker has received a police caution after shocking hidden camera footage showed her repeatedly slapping an elderly woman with dementia in her own home. Mega Nursing and Care
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