Category Archives: Carers
Help stop the elderly care funding crisis and sign Make Dilnot Happen by 2015 petition
Make Dilnot Happen by 2015
By Marijke Cox, Reporter Friday, January 11, 2013
1:22 PM
Kent County Council leader Paul Carter is calling for the care cost cap to be implemented by 2015
Pauline Turner and her mother AnnieOUTspoken County Hall leader Paul Carter has demanded the Government cut foreign aid and EU budgets, and divert funds to elderly people to stop them having to sell their homes to pay for care.
The senior Tory criticised the “lack of commitment” shown by the Coalition, which has dithered over introducing recommendations outlined by the Dilnot commission to reform adult social care funding.
Under the current system, elderly people, including those suffering debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer’s, are forced to sell their homes and use savings to pay for care costs.
As a result, many who have worked every day of their lives and never relied on state benefits are left with nothing.
Cllr Carter said the current funding system was “not up to the job” and demanded Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg resolve the crisis.
He has launched a Government e-petition with the leaders of Hampshire and Buckinghamshire county councils calling on Whitehall to introduce recommendations outlined by the Dilnot commission.
Carer faces eviction after patient admitted to home
Do you think this is fair?
3:00pm Thursday 10th January 2013 in News By Will Lodge
Alison Mortimer faces eviction from her home.A CARER who faces eviction after her patient was admitted to a care home has pleaded for more time.
For the last five years Alison Mortimer has been a registered live-in carer for her friend of 17 years, but when he was admitted permanently into a care home she was given notice to leave his council property in Daniell Drive, Shrub End.
Now Colchester Borough Homes have applied to evict Ms Mortimer, 58, from the home as she has not yet been able to find somewhere else to live.
A spokesman for Colchester Borough Homes, who run properties for Colchester Council, said: “As Ms Mortimer is not a tenant it is not possible for her to stay at the property because the tenancy is not transferable in these circumstances.”
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10150644.Carer_faces_eviction_after_patient_admitted_to_home/
Cold snap poses ‘significant health risks’ to elderly
Cold snap poses ‘significant health risks’ to elderly, says Health Department
Severe cold weather and snow forecast for this weekend could cause ‘significant health risks’ for the elderly, the Department of Health warned, as they advised families to keep check on vulnerable relatives.
3:53PM GMT 10 Jan 2013
In the next two to three days there is a high chance of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow across large swathes of the country, according to the Health Department.
It said cold weather can be “dangerous”, particularly for the very young and very old, and that the conditions could give rise to “signficant health risks.”
The Met Office this morning issued a cold weather level two alert, the third most severe warning, with forecasters warning temperatures could reach as low as -9C in the early part of next week.
Families were advised to keep a close eye on elderly relatives as well as young children, who are particularly vulnerable in cold patches.
The Met Office said the weather “could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services”.
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