Category Archives: Carers

One in five people with dementia gets no support

July 3, 2014   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, ukcuts

Jo Carlowe

Thursday, 3 July 2014

One in five people affected by dementia gets no information and support, according to new data.

The poll of people with dementia, carers and people with a family member or friend with dementia was carried out by the Alzheimer’s Society. It reveals a shortage of post-diagnosis support provision, with 90% of those surveyed dissatisfied with the amount of information and support provided.

Read More

Out-of-hospital plan ‘a recipe for disaster’, MPs warn

July 3, 2014   Carers, Featured Article, hospital, Older care, Social care

“We need to see the people with long-term conditions as part of the team with the carers”

By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News

Cutting back on hospital services in England – before community services are geared up to provide care – is a “recipe for disaster”, MPs say.
Read More

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.

Read More