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Millions of elderly 'to lose vital care in funding shake-up'

December 4, 2013   Carers, fuel poverty, Older care, Social care, ukcuts

Older patients too frail to get out of bed may not receive home help

  • Millions of elderly people could be denied home help, Age UK warns
  • More pensioners may have to rely on ‘flying’ 15-minute home visits
  • Ministers are currently drawing up plans for new national care system

By Sophie Borland

PUBLISHED: 01:05, 4 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:12, 4 December 2013

Millions of elderly people could be denied vital care under a Government shake-up of the funding system, a leading charity has warned.

There are fears older patients too frail to get out of bed by themselves will be denied home help on the state because they are not deemed dependent enough.

Age UK also warns that further cuts to the social care budget will lead to many more elderly having to rely on ‘flying’ 15-minute home visits.

 

Warning: Elderly people could be denied vital care under a Government shake-up, Age UK has warned

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Houses of Parliament to be venue for Cornish dementia play

December 3, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia

Grandma Remember Me.

Truro and Falmouth MP Sarah Newton is to host a Cornish theatre company’s production in the Houses of Parliament.

Mrs Newton and the Alzheimer’s Society will welcome the Az2B Theatre Company to Westminster on December 9 for a performance of Grandma Remember Me.

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Depressed Man Hanged Himself After His Sickness Benefits Were Cut, Inquest Hears

December 2, 2013   benefits, Carers, Depression, ukcuts

Neighbour became concerned

by · November 29, 2013

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59 year-old Victor Cuff from Gravesend in Kent, hung himself because his sickness benefits had been cut, an Inquest has heard.

Mr Cuff’s friend and neighbour, Colleen Gobel (69), told police how she had become concerned for Mr Cuff after not seeing him on 22nd May. Upon further investigation she found her neighbour dead in his bedroom.

Police were called to Mr Cuff’s ground-floor flat at 6:11pm.

Detective Sergeant James Greenidge, told the inquest that upon arrival at the flat he found Mr Cuff’s lying in his bed, and that “it appeared he hanged himself”. Detective Greenidge continued by saying: “there was evidence he was drunk”.

Colleen Gobel told police that Mr Cuff had a history of depression and was “feeling down” as a result of experiencing money troubles after his sickness benefits were reduced.

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