Category Archives: Social care
Thousands of most vulnerable in Norfolk would be affected by £50m social care cuts
September 8, 2015
Carers, family, Featured Article, Norfolk, Social care
Dan Grimmer
Thousands of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk could be robbed of choices about care as councillors consider slashing £50m in what they spend on services.
That is the stark warning from union leaders, who fear the impending disaster of a ‘perfect storm’ – of Norfolk’s increasingly elderly population and the county council having to save a massive £111m over the next three years.
Adult social care ‘under stress and strain’, chief inspector warns
August 9, 2015
Carers, disability, Featured Article, Social care
Cuts are putting care under “stress and strain” and carers’ efforts are being undermined, the chief inspector of adult social care in England has said.
Andrea Sutcliffe told the Observer many carers ended up being “the sort of care worker you wouldn’t want them to be”.
There were 30,000 allegations of abuse of people using social care services in the first six months of this year, according to the newspaper.
Adult social care firms struggling for staff due to cuts
June 4, 2015
Carers, Older care, Social care
Adult social care firms are struggling to hire, retain and train staff as a result of cuts to council budgets, a survey of senior officials suggests.
Councils in England are facing a £1.1bn shortfall this year, on top of “almost unendurable” cuts since 2010, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned.
Freezing care provider fees to save money was no long sustainable, it said.
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