Tag Archives: Adult Social Care Funding

Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Following a recent review of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections, which revealed that perhaps one in four care homes may to be failing in terms of safety and the adequacy of care provided, a BBC News item provides a … Continue reading →

Unresolved Issues of Means-Testing in the Payment For Social Care: a Recent History of the Dementia Tax (House of Commons Library)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent House of Commons Library briefing paper presents an overview of policy proposals and actual policies, from different Governments since 1997, concerning for how individuals with assets must pay for social care. Unlike health services provided by the NHS, social … Continue reading →

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Various Issues in Self-Funders’ Payment For Care (BBC News)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Potential gaps in consumer protection in the care home sector have been exposed recently. Full Text Link Reference Peachey, K. (2017). Worries over care home fees and funding. London: BBC Business News / BBC Health News, June 14th 2017. … Continue reading →

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Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: Wiggle Room Re-Discovered to Avoid Toxic Dementia Tax (BBC News)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Call it a re-balancing of emphasis, or call it a U-turn, there has been a welcome decision to consider setting an absolute maximum limit on the amount that individuals may have to contribute to their social care needs. The … Continue reading →

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Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: No Solution to Dementia Tax? (BBC News)

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dilnot Commission’s recommendation, for a “cap” on each individual’s total care cost liabilities, appears to have been thwarted again. The looming probability of “catastrophic” care costs seems set to remain for persons with various long-term neurodegenerative diseases, as … Continue reading →

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Experiences of the Challenges Faced by People Living With Dementia in the UK (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following report covers results from the latest Alzheimer’s Society’s survey of the views and experiences of 966 people with dementia, 500 unpaid carers and 2,356 adults aged 16-75 in the United Kingdom. The stark costs of the “dementia tax” are exposed. … Continue reading →

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Staff Turnover and Shortages in the Adult Social Care Sector (BBC News / Skills for Care / UKHCA)

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The UK Homecare Association, writing on behalf of care providers, has warned of the risk of rising staff shortages in adult social care, which could result in vulnerable people receiving poorer levels of care. It appears that over 900 … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Adult Social Care Funding

Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News)

Unresolved Issues of Means-Testing in the Payment For Social Care: a Recent History of the Dementia Tax (House of Commons Library)

Various Issues in Self-Funders’ Payment For Care (BBC News)

Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: Wiggle Room Re-Discovered to Avoid Toxic Dementia Tax (BBC News)

Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: No Solution to Dementia Tax? (BBC News)

Experiences of the Challenges Faced by People Living With Dementia in the UK (Alzheimer’s Society)

Staff Turnover and Shortages in the Adult Social Care Sector (BBC News / Skills for Care / UKHCA)

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