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Dementia and Disability (APPG on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) released a report in early Summer 2019 about adopting a “rights-based” approach to tackling dementia as a disability, with a view to understanding – and reducing – societal barriers which adversely affect … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Individual and Societal Costs of Dementia, Including the Dementia Penalty (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An article in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry covers an attempt to determine: The average cost per person of living with dementia, in England based on 2015 data. The annual total societal costs of dementia in England, in … Continue reading →

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Shaping Policy on the Dementia Care Crisis: Alzheimer’s Society Report in Advance of Government’s Green Paper (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report on inadequacies in the care system regarding dementia patients. The number of potentially unnecessary hospital admissions among dementia patients has risen by 73% across 65 hospital trusts, from 31,000 in 2012 to around 55,000 in 2017. Some … Continue reading →

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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 / BBC News)

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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BBC’s State of Care Theme (BBC News)

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Following recent news items on the problems of sustainability for social care provision, and the related impact this funding crisis has on older people, the BBC has launched an online calculator indicating how much local care services might typically … Continue reading →

Social Care: Paying for Care Home and Domiciliary Care (House of Commons Library)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This House of Commons Library parliamentary briefing explains the means-test which is applied to care home residents and people receiving care in other settings, including home care (care at home) and social care. This document covers personal budgets, the … Continue reading →

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