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Pensioners set up lunch clubs after new council charges imposed
PENSIONERS have formed their own lunch clubs which helps carers
Minnis Day Centre in Birchington is the sole remaining publicly run centre in Thanet. Some people have stopped attending after being hit by charges of up to £45 per day.
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TUCK IN: New lunch club members enjoyed a value for money meal
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Carer Barry Hardy, 85, set up a club because he cannot afford the new charges to take his wife Kay to the centre.
Following talks between users and KCC, Mr Hardy decided to organise a club to give carers and pensioners a place to gather that did not break the bank.
Mr Hardy said: “We couldn’t believe it when we saw the bill. For £30 a day, a hotel could provide breakfast, lunch and dinner so it’s hard to see where the money would go.
“It gives the carers a break as they know their loved ones will be looked after.
“For those that live alone, they can enjoy a home-cooked meal and some company.”
MPs warned of £10bn social care cuts
MPs warned of £10bn social care cuts
24 October, 2012 | By Kaye Wiggins
Councils will cut £10bn from their social care budgets over this spending review period, MPs have been told.
The figure was revealed at a health select committee hearing on Tuesday by John Jackson, chair of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ resources network.
Mr Jackson told MPs that his figure raised serious concerns about the future of social care funding.
“Adult social care is the largest part of council budgets and they will have to look for savings from it”, he said, warning that the further council tax freeze announced this month would put more pressure on care budgets.
Closure plan for Sheffield dementia centres
24 October 2012 Last updated at 09:48
Two of Sheffield’s three dementia support centres may be closed.
Councillors will be asked to consider closing the Norbury Centre in Fir Vale and Bole Hill View in Crookes.
Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust, which runs the centres, and the city council, which funds them, said the plan would save £835,000.
The money will be used to improve the remaining centre, Hurlfield View at Arbour, and provide more services to people at home.
The proposal follows a consultation period, during which people with dementia and their carers were asked to give feedback on the services they received and how they could be improved.
