Tag Archives: Older care

Care Campaigners in Norfolk must keep shouting

February 11, 2012   Carers, Norfolk, Older care, ukcuts

Care campaigners urged to keep fighting for Norfolk’s vulnerable population

Richard Wheeler Saturday, February 11, 2012
6:30 AM

 Opponents of the cuts to Day Centres proposed by Norfolk County Council summarising their views at the press conference in the Curve at the Forum, Norwich. Liberal Democrat James Joyce speaking.Photo: Steve Adams

Care campaigners have been urged to keep “fighting, complaining and yelling” to stop services for thousands of vulnerable people being decimated by government cutbacks.

 

And people in Norwich are helping to lead the action by calling on Norfolk County Council to waive demands for £80,000 so they can create a new community centre.

The Friends of the Silver Rooms has now agreed to compile a report explaining why the council should give the building, in Silver Road, north Norwich, to the community without charge.

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Future of Norfolk’s day care services facing an uncertain 12 months

February 10, 2012   Carers, Norfolk, Older care, ukcuts

A worrying year await for people using day centres, along with their families and carers.

Richard Wheeler Thursday, February 9, 2012
6:15 PM

 

 

Norfolk County Council is expected to vote in favour of the next £3.5m cut from the service, with centre charges increasing, transport arrangements changing and staff levels being cut.

But Monday’s decision will be another attempt to trim the service before tackling the future of each of the council’s 23 centres.

No announcements on these buildings, which provide care and support for 1,700 people, are expected until 2013.

Norfolk’s centres will be grouped into different areas based on location and examined, with no threat of a blanket closure on the horizon yet.

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End the Care Crisis: Lobby 6th March 2012 in Westminster

February 9, 2012   Carers, family

 

Response to Select Committee care report

 

The Care & Support Alliance has responded to a report from the cross-party Health Select Committee, into social care:

I”The Health Select Committee’s report adds weight to growing evidence from the 60 charities of the Care & Support Alliance that social care funding pressures are leading to a diminished quality of life for disabled adults and older people and increased demand for NHS services.

MPs from all parties share our view with that cutting back on care is not only risking the dignity and independence of older and disabled people, but is ultimately robbing Peter to pay Paul – with the NHS picking up the knock on costs of poor quality care provision, namely distressing and avoidable hospital admissions for the most vulnerable members of society. This cross-party report clearly states that current funding levels are ‘not sufficient to maintain adequate levels of services’ and at a time when we need extra funding to meet rapidly growing demand, Directors of Social Services say that social care budgets fell by £1 billion last year.

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