Mr Burstow, who chaired the committee of MPs and peers scrutinising the Government’s Bill to reform the system, will announce a commission of experts tomorrow to design a new model.
Category Archives: Older care
Lonely lives of the rural elderly
Shop closures and bus service cuts causing social isolation says report which found half of over 75s living alone.
Elderly people who retire to the countryside face spending their final years in isolation as villages suffer cuts to bus services and post office closures, a report warns today.
Half of Britons older than 75 are living alone. The study finds that the closure of local shops and the death of loved ones leaves many without support or social contact.
It comes as the Government warns that too many rural communities have been failed by past decisions taken in Whitehall.
Ministers are launching new rules urging all government officials to consider the impact of their plans on villages and small towns from Cornwall to Cumbria.
The Red Cross cares for the family carer
Caring for carers
Many people rely on carers to make everyday things possible – from having a bath to putting food in the fridge. In fact, the 2011 census found there were 5.8 million unpaid carers in England and Wales. But what happens when carers are hit by a crisis themselves?
In Wrexham the British Red Cross is giving carers vital help so they can look after themselves and the people they support. The scheme is run in partnership with charity Wrexham Carers, and funded by Wrexham Council.
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