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Families and carers can go online to find help they need in Cheshire
Families and carers can go online to find help they need
3:20pm Sunday 26th June 2011
CHESHIRE East Council has launched an online service to help families and carers get the help and information they need via one website.
The online directory enables people to find family services, activities and childcare services in one place.
£35,000-plus care bill for better off
£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.
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.
Should councils reopen care homes for older people?
Should councils reopen care homes for older people?
The care home which used to house Ann Dryden’s mother was closed by the council and is now up for saleLast year was a tough one for Ann Dryden and her mum Emeline.
Durham County Council decided it had to close Shafto House – the local authority care home that Emeline lived in.
Ann and other relatives campaigned against the decision, but to no avail.
