Report suggests innovative investment could solve elderly care crisis
Social investment could play a leading role in alleviating the crisis faced in social care for older people, but urgent action is needed to make this happen, says a new
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Tag: Older People
Better dementia care is key to solving multimorbidity
Today’s health and social care services are missing important opportunities to provide better care and to decrease the cost of emergency admissions to hospitals, according to one of Britain’s leading
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Patients group slams dementia diagnosis bonus for GPs
The Patients Association has condemned plans to pay GPs a £55 bonus to diagnose dementia as “a step too far”. NHS England confirmed family doctors would receive the cash under
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Report: Health and social care for people with long-term conditions
A think-tank report presented findings from a survey of people with long-term health conditions, which asked their views on self-managing their conditions and having more of a say over their
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Report: New forms of social care for older people
A paper examined the United Kingdom market in care services for older people, ways in which to address market failures in commissioning, and how to reconcile the need of the
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Lack of services leaving terminally ill ‘scared, alone and desperate’
Terminally ill people and their families are being left “scared, alone and desperate for help” because most areas in England do not provide round-the-clock care for those dying at home,
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Report: Supported living for older people (Northern Ireland)
A report by a committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly examined the structure and availability of supported living options for older people, and their capacity to meet the policy objective
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New research warns of isolation crisis for older men
A growing generation of older men is facing a future of increased isolation. Meanwhile, the number of older men aged 65+ living alone is projected to rise by 65% between
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Choosing care is one of life’s most stressful moments
Eight out of ten people find that choosing care for an older relative is one of the most stressful moments in life, according to a survey arranged by the Care
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Inspection of services for older people to start in Glasgow
Inspectors from the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland will be visiting Glasgow in the coming weeks to examine how well older people are supported in the city. The joint
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