The Mental Health Foundation is staging a project to find out why more people with dementia and their carers are not taking up new opportunities to take control of their care and treatment. But it is seeking help from organisations willing to take part in the initiative after evidence emerged of a low uptake of [...]

The government’s new green paper on social care and support has emerged against a background of rapidly rising demand and a potential funding shortfall of £6bn a year unless action is taken. Here, we ask a selection of experts to give us their opinions on the future funding options set out in the green paper [...]

Most health and social workers would consider working abroad, according to a survey by health and social care staffing agency PULSE. The survey found that 82% of health and social work professionals would consider pursuing their career overseas. Australia was the most popular destination, followed by Canada and the US. Give us your view; would you?

Dentists ˜Ollie and Darsh’ opened their practice to help people who are involved with Nugent Care. 13 profoundly Deaf people attended the event and received a free dental check up and free treatment. The Deaf people were delighted to have the oppurtunity to talk with a dentist and ask questions about their dental health. Many [...]

Urgently needed!!! Southport, Wirral, Liverpool, Crosby, Sefton We need 15 – 20 Support Workers across Merseyside immediately. We have new contracts that are starting NOW!!!. As a Support Worker you will be working within Residential Services and Supported Living schemes, overseeing the care of Adults with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour. You must have relevant [...]

The Government has launched a consultation providing public and stakeholders with the opportunity to say what they think should be in the National Autism Stratgey for England, due to be launched later this year. The extended 20-week consultation period was formally launched when five people with Autism Spectrum Conditions meeting Care Services Minister Phil Hope. The [...]

Everyone in England will have access to a National Care Service that is fair, simple and affordable under plans set out by Health Secretary Andy Burnham in the Green Paper Shaping the Future of Care Together. Huge pressures are being put on existing services. More people need care because they are living longer “ in [...]

Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said: “We broadly welcome the long-term vision for the adult social care system set out in the Green Paper, but it is important to recognise that immediate changes need to be made. Evidence shows that older people find the UK care system to be unclear, unfair and [...]

A new study in the United States has found that older people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol may have a lower risk of dementia. People who consumed between eight and 14 alcoholic drinks a week had a 37% lower risk of the disease than the general population, the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease heard. [...]

A study by the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth has found that same-sex parents and offspring are more likely to be obese. The research involved 226 families and showed that obese women had 10 times the likelihood of having obese daughters. 41% of the eight-year-old girls born to obese women were also obese, in comparison [...]

A review of the default retirement age, which allows employers to compel staff to retire at 65, is to be brought forward by a year. The majority of people retire before 65, but 1.3 million people work beyond state pension age. Many more say they would if their employer permitted it. The employers group the CBI [...]

Older people in England could be asked to take out insurance to pay for long-term care in their old age. The idea is thought to be one option proposed by ministers in a green paper due on Tuesday on reform of funding of residential and home-based social care. The current system of means tested social care for [...]

Plans to scrap the two-tier system of long-term care for the elderly, which gives no help to thousands of middle-class families, will be outlined this week. Ministers are proposing the creation of a universal system giving all families the same basic entitlement to help, with the same legal protection, right to an assessment of needs and [...]

The first specialist advisers appointed to help people with dementia and their families navigate the care and support system in England are due to start work today. The advisers have been set up in 22 pilot sites across the country to provide a point of contact for all those with dementia and their carers. The new [...]

We’ve had a couple of commenters on this site refer to the European Working Time Directive (EWTD), a topic which has been the subject of much discussion within the NHS and in the House of Commons. You may have noticed back on June 25th that the Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced that all junior doctor [...]

Four Seasons Healthcare, the heavily indebted UK care homes company, is set to be sold, after its lenders failed to agree to a restructuring process for the group, which looks after 15,000 people in 400 homes. The decision to move towards a sale was triggered late on Monday evening, when the requisite number of the [...]

The family of a woman of 84 are at a loss at what to do when, despite her strong desire to live at home, it becomes clear she is unable to live independently Situation On 8 February 2009, an 84-year-old woman, Sarah,* was admitted to hospital in south London after falling and breaking a small [...]

A new subscription television channel for care homes is being launched today in a bid to boost staff skills. The Aged Care Channel will provide 18 training programmes during the year to member care providers, including best practice advice, case studies and testimonies from staff and residents. It is being launched with a programme on [...]

If your looking for something to do and have experience in the health care sector then contact us now because business is brisk. The website gumtree.com had posted more than 1,500 health care jobs in recent weeks and over the last 6 months they have recorded a 34% increase in health care jobs. Alison Soltanifar, [...]

Being faced with selecting a nursing home for a parent can be frightening if you don’t know what to look for or where to find it. With today’s aging population, children often find it necessary to select a nursing home for a parent. This is a job that cannot be made easy. However, if you [...]