Category Archives: Carers
Free support service launched to help older people in Norfolk maintain their independence
12 September 2012
A new service aimed at supporting older people living in their own homes to maintain their independence has launched in Norfolk.
The community outreach service for older people launched last week and supports vulnerable people who live in their own homes but might need some extra help to live full and active lives in their communities.
Disability charity makes last-ditch plea for support
Opportunities Through Technology secretary Brian Snaith in the busy classroom
12:00pm Wednesday 12th September 2012 in News
A CHARITY helping disabled people remain independent and in work will close within months if it cannot find funding.
Opportunities Through Technology (OTT), based at the Colchester Institute, introduces disabled people to computer equipment and software to help them live a life without the need for support.
But after losing a grant of £25,000 due to government cuts to funding the charity is struggling to keep its head above water, and will close before Christmas if more cash cannot be found.
Elderly rehab services ‘lacking’
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
Intermediate care involves mutli-skilled teams of physiotherapists, nurses and social-care staffThere is a lack of support and rehabilitation for elderly patients who need help recovering from falls and hospital care, a report suggests.
Such help is normally provided by joint teams of nurses, physiotherapists and social-care staff in England.
But the British Geriatrics Society audit estimated the services in place were meeting only half the demand.
The report warned the shortage was likely to cause delays in discharge from hospital and readmissions.
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