The government has been warned it must get to grip with the “very real risks” to the care home market if it is to avoid another Southern Cross scandal.
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Deep concerns about care home providers
MPs fear rerun of Southern Cross care home scandal
Committee says government has failed to make clear what will happen if another provider gets into financial difficulty
Southern Cross operated 750 care homes before its collapse earlier this year.
How family carers dread the Christmas and New Year holidays
A few thoughts written by carers and a former carer
When you are carer of someone who can do nothing for themselves and can’t communicate the normal feeling of isolation becomes more acute at Christmas.
Care workers who normally come in to help are on holiday, as mostly, we can’t afford the double time for them to work.
Money floods in to help Norfolk’s elderly pay their heating bills
Charities fear more and more will fall into the poverty trap as bills rise and incomes fall.
Chris Bishop and Alex Hurrell Monday, December 5, 2011
8.50 AM
Hundreds of grants have been made to some of Norfolk’s neediest elderly people, as money floods in to an appeal to help them meet their heating bills.
How to apply for help
Applications for help from the Surviving Winter campaign are being processed by Age UK Norfolk.
Age UK’s Jasmine Toombs said a decision would normally be made within days of receiving a call.
“We’ll have a chat about their circumstances, so we understand how best we’re able to help them,” she said.
Payments are usually made within a week to 10 days.
