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Warwickshire's dementia portal brings vital information together online
A county council has developed an online portal to make it simpler for people with dementia and their carers to navigate their way through the system
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Christine Lewington
- Guardian Professional,
In social care commissioning many of us have been haunted by the graphs of doom; the forecasted reductions in spending set against the rising number of older people with complex conditions, a great number of whom will have dementia.
In Warwickshire alone there are 7,100 people living with dementia – a figure that is expected to rise by 34% by 2021.
We believe there can be a positive future for people with dementia, but only if we shape it now and help people to help themselves and family members earlier on.
Neighbours must help elderly more – Norman Lamb
Neighbours must help elderly more – Norman Lamb
Ministers are considering a cap on social care feesPeople should do more to help elderly neighbours and ease the pressure on care homes, the care minister has said.
Greater community support would prevent pensioners living a “dismal existence” and going into care unnecessarily, said Norman Lamb.
He told the Daily Telegraph local councils should be helped to rebuild a “neighbourly resilience“.
He also said a deal to cap personal spending on care fees would be unveiled in coming weeks.
The cap was a key recommendation of the government-appointed Dilnot Commission report into care in England, which said it should be set at between £25,000 and £50,000, with £35,000 the fairest figure.
Computers are latest donations to Mile Cross Phoenix Centre’s arson appeal
Computers are latest donations to Mile Cross Phoenix Centre’s arson appeal
Phoenix Centre children’s development worker Trish Hewett receives the donated computer from Wendy Maxwell and Derek Oakes from carer group chill4us. PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY
By Tom Bristow Monday, December 31, 2012
10:22 AM
An arson-hit community centre was given a helping hand on Friday when a carers group donated a computer.
The Phoenix Centre in Mile Cross was partially destroyed in a fire on Saturday, December 15. But a flood of donations has meant the Mile Cross Road community centre has quickly got back on its feet.
The PC was donated by Wendy Maxwell from Hellesdon, who founded a website and chatroom for carers called Chill4us.
Mrs Maxwell said: “It was a real joy to give the PC to the Phoenix Centre. It was awful that such a thing should happen around Christmas. The staff are keeping cheerful through difficult times.”
