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New inspections of Care include mystery shoppers and hidden cameras
Outlining her priorities for the Care Quality Commission (CQC), chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe said more would be done to involve members of…
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Adult Social Care – not fit for purpose – according to new report
The adult social care system is ‘unfit for purpose’ and ‘fundamentally broken’ a report has warned today. As the care bill returns to the…
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Care proposals sideline housing
Town halls that fail to consider housing as part of their care services for older and disabled people would be subject to court challenges…
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Dyslexia Awareness week
Dyslexia Awareness Week Monday 14th October marks the start of Dyslexia Awareness Week 2013. The British Dyslexia Association aims to highlight those difficulties, other…
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First commercial community transport
The UK’s first commercially-sponsored community transport service has been launched in Plymouth. The Dial A Ride scheme will offer elderly and disabled adults door-to-door…
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Vulnerable People at the salvation Army are terrified of welfare reform
Front line workers at the Salvation Army have attacked the government over its welfare reforms, saying vulnerable people are ‘absolutely terrified’ by some proposed…
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Judge finds bedroom tax is a breach of human rights for disabled person
Applying the bedroom tax to a couple who cannot share a room because of one partner’s disability is a breach of their human rights,…
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Coroner recommends NHS pass on information about vulnerable tenants
A coroner has recommended a London hospital trust passes information about vulnerable patients to social landlords after a mentally-ill social tenant committed suicide because…
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How to delvelop local health and care standards
There’s widespread consensus that we’re facing big challenges in providing care and support for our ageing population. Here is a recent publication from CIH…
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Homes being sold to pay for care
Some two million elderly people have been forced to dip into their savings to pay for care costs, a survey by a national insurance…
