Dementia sufferers and disabled people could be “screened out” of the care system by a loophole in the fine print of new rules to decide whether people are frail enough to qualify, charities have warned.
Category Archives: Social care
Council-run care ‘unsustainable’, survey finds
July 2, 2014
Carers, Featured Article, Social care
The council-run care system for the elderly and adults with disabilities is becoming “unsustainable”, social services chiefs are warning.
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
2 July 2014 Last updated at 03:36
A survey of 144 social care departments in England found savings of more than a quarter had had to be made since 2010.
Funding cuts and rising demands are key problems, says the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.
They predicted the situation would get worse, despite attempts to channel extra NHS money into the system.
The survey found the total budget put aside for means-tested social care by councils in 2014-15 stands at £13.68bn.
That represents a drop in cash terms of £266m from last year and a real terms cut of 12% since 2010 once inflation is taken into account.
Fine print of care rules could ‘screen out’ frail elderly and disabled, charities warn
June 7, 2014
Carers, disability, Featured Article, Older care, Social care
New frailty test for social care hinges on “worryingly vague” notion of “well-being”, charities say
Fine print of care rules could ‘screen out’ frail elderly and disabled, charities warn
Pioneering scheme set to launch in Norwich to create ‘rapid response’ community health and social worker teams
May 31, 2014
Carers, Featured Article, health, Norfolk, Older care, Social care
Your Norwich aims to transform health and social care in Norwich.
Adam Gretton Health correspondent adam.gretton@archant.co.uk
Saturday, May 31, 2014
6:30 AM
A pioneering scheme to create “rapid response” teams of community health and social workers is set to be unveiled in Norwich, which aims to improve the care of hundreds of vulnerable patients.
The GP-led group in charge of NHS purse strings in the city has pledged to plough £16m into the scheme over the next two years to integrate health and care services to help provide better treatment and support for people in their own homes and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
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