Social care charity launches £5m charity bond
Social care charity Avante Partnership has launched a £5m charity bond to build a new 75-bed freehold care home for people living with dementia on the Isle of Sheppey. The
Read MoreSocial care charity Avante Partnership has launched a £5m charity bond to build a new 75-bed freehold care home for people living with dementia on the Isle of Sheppey. The
Read MoreThe charity Macmillan Cancer Support has called for the Government to make social care free for the terminally ill. In a report published today, the third sector organisation has called
Read MoreSharon Shoesmith, who was director of children’s services at Haringey Council when Baby P was killed, has agreed on the terms of her payout with her former employers The former
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Read MoreMore needs to be done to make people understand that social care in later life is not free, the former care minister has said. Paul Burstow said there is a
Read MoreA lack of council funding is forcing home care providers for the elderly to find ways to avoid paying staff minimum wages, the head of the Low Pay Commission has
Read MoreSome 340,000 elderly and disabled people will receive no assistance towards care costs, experts warn Hundreds of thousands of frail elderly and disabled people who need help with basic tasks
Read MoreThe Department of Health has responded to disability charity Leonard Cheshire’s campaign to end 15 minute home care visits. In response to Leonard Cheshire’s campaign, the Department of Health said
Read MoreWomen taking part in a pilot of the government’s benefit cap have been forced to stay with violent partners and even driven to attempt suicide, researchers have found. A report
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