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Various Issues in Self-Funders’ Payment For Care (BBC 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 →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, BBC Cost of Care Project, BBC Health News, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Four's Moneybox Programme, BBC's State of Care Theme, BBC’s Care Calculator, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Tax (So-Called Dementia Tax), Consumer Affairs, Consumer Protection, Consumer Vulnerability, Costs and Cost Pressures, Dementia Tax, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Deprivation of Assets, Deprivation of Capital, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, Money and Legal Advice, Money Management, Moneybox: BBC Radio Four, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Self-Funders, Self-Funders Cross-Subsidising Everyone Else, Self-Funders Cross-Subsidising Non-Savers, Self-Funders Subsidising the Social Care System, State of Care Theme (BBC News)
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Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: Wiggle Room Re-Discovered to Avoid Toxic Dementia Tax (BBC 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 →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, UK, Universal Interest
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Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: No Solution to Dementia Tax? (BBC 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)
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)
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 →
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Social Care: Paying for Care Home and Domiciliary Care (House of Commons Library)
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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Care Costs Cap Delayed = Dementia Tax Prolonged (BBC News / UK Parliament)
Summary Proposals for a maximum £72,000 cap on care costs per person, earlier planned to start in April 2016, have been deferred at least until 2020 and probably indefinitely. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2015). Is the cap on … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Information, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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