Palliative care leading to more people being able to die at home
Specialist palliative care services in the community are continuing to lead to more people being able to die at home, according to a new report out today from the National
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Tag: Older People
Scottish Care in call for elderly people taskforce
The Scottish Government is being urged to set up a taskforce in a bid to improve the care elderly people receive in their own homes, amid concerns staffing levels in
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Apology from Council over care of frail pensioner
Milton Keynes Council has been criticised by a top judge for unlawfully removing a frail pensioner from her son’s care due to social worker’s concerns about her welfare. District Judge
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Report : 50,000 Welsh pensioners living in severe poverty
A 91-year-old woman was drying toilet paper on the radiator and eating just two boiled potatoes a day because she was so desperately short of money. That’s one of the
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Over 50% ignore symptoms of early stage dementia
More than half of people affected by dementia have said they waited six months or more after first noticing symptoms of the condition before seeking professional help, according to a
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Report: Long-term approaches to older age
A report said that the United Kingdom government’s approach to providing for an ageing population was piecemeal and unco-ordinated, driven by impending liabilities (for example on pensions) or in response
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Elderly care at two Welsh hospitals ‘shocking and unacceptable’
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has called the findings of the Review into care at two hospitals, run by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, a “damning indictment of
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Report finds end of life care provision ‘deeply concerning’
Hospitals are “falling short” on providing proper care to dying people in their final days and hours, a new review has found. There are “significant” variations in care provided by
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Immediate review of elderly care at two Welsh hospitals
Health Minister Mark Drakeford has ordered an immediate review of the care of elderly patients at Welsh hospitals following the publication of an independent report into the Princess of Wales
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Elderly ‘in for a shock’ over care costs shortfall
A cap on the cost of residential care will help few pensioners and those that do hit the trigger are likely to have already spent around £140,000 on being looked
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