Tag Archives: dementia

340,000 elderly will be denied care in new cuts

October 24, 2014   Carers, family, Featured Article

Vital help to be restricted to those who need assistance with two or more tasks

  • Charities attacked new criteria announced by the Government last night 
  • Age UK said 340,000 would be denied care in ‘bleak’ future for elderly
  • Department of Health insisted new rules are meant to mirror old ones 

By Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent for the Daily Mail

Published: 00:34, 24 October 2014 | Updated: 09:27, 24 October 2014

Vital help for elderly people will be restricted to only those who need help with two tasks or more, the Government said last night.

Councils have been told to provide home helps and other assistance only if people are unable to complete two or more essential daily tasks.

If they are unable to do only one of the 10 appointed tasks they should receive no help from their council – meaning they would have to pay for care themselves or do without it.

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The future for health and social care

October 21, 2014   Carers, charities, Featured Article, Social care

Almost a third of Social Enterprise UK members operate in health and social care, often involved in some of the most innovative and pioneering work

  • Nick Temple, business and enterprise director, Social Enterprise UK
  • Guardian Professional,
    Plymouth, where social enterprises have contributed to a dementia hub. Photograph: Andy Fox/Loop Images/Corbis

As the recent party conferences and Scottish referendum have proved, health and social care are at the centre of political attention – and will be crucial in general election campaigns. This is with good reason: we are in a period of challenges where health services are concerned. Many NHS trusts are already significantly in deficit, and the strain is beginning to show across the country.

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Dementia kits tackle ‘scourge’ of old age

October 19, 2014   Carers, dementia, disability, Featured Article

A BARNARD Castle charity has launched a support programme so people with dementia do not suffer in silence.
Teesdale Disability Access Forum has unveiled its Keep Active, Keep Communicating project – the only one of its kind in the country.
As well as providing advice, the forum is giving practical help though dementia kits. These include signs to help sufferers find their way around their homes, memory games and communication aids.

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