Category Archives: dementia

£35,000-plus care bill for better off

June 26, 2011   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, Older care, ukcuts

£35,000-plus care bill for better off

The better-off will be expected to cover at least the first £35,000 of their care in old age under recommendations by a government-commissioned review, according to a report.

 

People with substantial assets will be expected to cover at least the first £35,000 of their care in old age

8:00AM BST 26 Jun 2011

Forthcoming proposals by the Dilnot Commission will call for more state funding for elderly care so that the current £23,250-threshold means test can be increased.

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Police are investigating claims of violent abuse at a London nursing home

June 24, 2011   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia, Older care

Abuse scandal at care home: Yard and council probe ‘disturbing’ claims

Emer Martin, Justin Davenport, and Rob Parsons
24 Jun 2011
Maria Worrell

Hidden camera: Maria Worroll was staying at Ash Court care home in Kentish Town.

Police are investigating claims of violent abuse at a London nursing home after a hidden camera caught a care worker slapping an elderly resident.

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Plans under way to tackle ageism in the NHS

June 22, 2011   Carers, dementia, Older care

Plans under way to tackle ageism in the NHS

As evidence accumulates that elderly people suffer worse treatment than the young on the NHS, the Government and health watchdogs have devised a series of plans to tackle the problem.

 

The Government insists it will ensure all patients receive the same treatment regardless of age

By Martin Beckford, Health Correspondent

7:00AM BST 22 Jun 2011

They range from making age discrimination illegal to carrying out spot checks on hospital geriatric wards.

However it has been claimed that the problem is down to the culture in the health service and the attitude of staff, and that new laws and more rigorous checks may only increase bureaucracy rather than improving care.

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