Alzheimer’s Scotland axe home care visits in Moray
Older people living with Alzheimer’s in Moray are to lose vital care in their own homes after a leading dementia charity decided to axe a loss-making service. Alzheimer Scotland said
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Social care spending falls by third in past decade
Older people in society are being hit by a “double whammy” of cuts that are weakening the system for looking after them at home, a charity has said. New figures
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Home visits indictment of chronically underfunded adult social care
The rise in short home visits to elderly people by care workers is a damning indictment of the underfunded social care and health system, the chairman of the Local Government
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Engage: EU-wide project looks to professionalise care work
This winter provided more evidence of a looming problem in homecare. Shortages of staff to provide care for older people in their own homes was partly to blame for the
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Webwatch – Fit for the Future
Fit for the Future is a partnership project of IRISS and Scottish Care dedicated to inspiring better outcomes for older people by working with providers from the independent sector. The
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Webwatch – Great Minders
Great Minders is a new online platform which connects elderly people with DBS cleared local carers for general care and companionship. The service is designed to offer elderly or vulnerable
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Labour plan to introduce home health checks for elderly
Vulnerable elderly people in England could be offered safety checks to identify health risks in their homes, under a Labour plan to cut the cost of unnecessary admissions to hospitals.
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Borders home care company gets mixed reports
A home care service for people with additional needs in the Borders has received mixed reports on two of its services from The Care Inspectorate. Todlaw Housing Support’s service in
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Former Care Minister says home care ‘nearing crisis point’
The home care system is teetering on the verge of crisis with the most vulnerable people seeing a different carer every week, a root-and-branch examination has found. The review, led
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Inspectors ‘significant concerns’ over Aberdeen care service
A housing support service based in Aberdeen has told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided was graded unsatisfactory by inspectors. Absolute Care is
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