Category Archives: Carers

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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Surge in numbers of elderly put in care homes after Christmas

December 2, 2013   Carers, Older care

Elderly people are far more likely to be put into a care home after Christmas, research finds

Care home resident

Data held by an online directory of care homes shows a 40 per cent increase in the number of people searching for residential care for the elderly every Januar

By , Health Correspondent

7:00AM GMT 02 Dec 2013

Elderly people are far more likely to be put into a care home after spending times with their families over Christmas, research has found.

Data held by an online directory of care homes shows a 40 per cent increase in the number of people searching for residential care for the elderly every January.

Experts said the findings suggest that the extra contact with older relatives over the festive season meant families were more likely to realise how infirm they were, or to become overwhelmed by the burden of caring for them.

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