Category Archives: Older care

A crisis in social care funding

Elderly struggling to cope with social care cuts

Annual budgets allocated to help the over-65s have fallen by £1.3bn since 2010, a cut of nearly a fifth

The chancellor, George Osborne, promised to provide an extra £2bn for councils to spend on help for older people. Photograph: Corbis

A crisis in social care funding since the coalition government came to power has left many elderly people in

Caring for more than one person in the family

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John and Beth both care for their mothers and their son Nathan, 17. The couple represents what’s commonly known as ‘sandwich carers’ — people who care for a younger- and older-generation relative. Follow a day in Beth’s life to find out how she copes and where she finds support. A practical guide to caring

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/NHSChoices#p/u/1/kfb8YeGJs-c

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