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Caring for the elderly
10 July 2011 Last updated at 16:26
By Philip Spiers FirstStop Advice
The vexed question of how to pay for the care of the elderly, and adults with disabilities, has been highlighted by the recent recommendations of the Dilnot Commission.
In his independent report to the government on reforming the system in England, Andrew Dilnot said that individuals should not have to pay more than the first £35,000 or so of their care costs (as opposed to their so-called hotel costs) during their remaining lifetimes.
Charity’s delight at new Trowbridge home for Alzheimer’s sufferers and their carers
Charity’s delight at new Trowbridge home
10:00pm Saturday 9th July 2011
Alzheimer’s sufferers and their carers have a new state-of-the-art support facility in Trowbridge, opened as the leading West Wiltshire charity celebrates its 21st anniversary.
Alzheimer’s Support unveiled its new premises, next to the Albany Palace pub in Park Road, on Tuesday.
The building, which is open to sufferers and their carers for support, is a far cry from the charity’s offices when it was founded in 1990 by Anna Littlechild, who remains a manager at the organisation.
650,000 people face risk of losing benefits because of new disability test, claim charities
650,000 people face risk of losing benefits because of new disability test, claim charities
Last updated at 12:43 PM on 9th July 2011
Charities fear that more than 650,000 people face losing their benefits because of a new disability test.
The government’s decision to introduce the medical assessments is designed to save more than £600 million a year.
But voluntary groups, including Mind, Disability Alliance, and Scope claim the tests – scheduled to be introduced from April 2013 – will hit hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people.
