This is the question everyone who comes to me is worried about. Do I have to pay for care? With our care system, it would be ideal if the situation was clear for all people. People should have a … [Read more...]
Social Care for Those With Long-Term Mental Illness Is Usually Free
Being told you have to sell your house to pay for care is one of the biggest fears many people face. What makes this even more stressful for people is that in some cases, it is not necessarily true. … [Read more...]
Legal Challenge To “Unsustainable” Council Care Fees Could Be A Game-Changer
Independent social care providers are waiting with baited breath for the outcome of the latest judicial review on council care fees. The case centres on the 2014 Care Act, which set high expectations … [Read more...]
Extra Cash for Social Care Is No More Than a Sticking Plaster
“Like putting a plaster on a patient that needs a triple bypass”. This is how Liverpool City Mayor Joe Anderson described the extra cash for social care announced by the Government yesterday. … [Read more...]
Autumn Statement Fails to Address Crisis in Social Care
What a shame that today's Autumn Statement was completely silent on the crisis in social care. Report after report over the past few weeks has highlighted that the care industry is at "tipping … [Read more...]
Residential Care Can Be a Positive Choice – Ask Jessie
This week the papers reported on one family’s “incredible relief” after they were told 88-year-old Jessie Lorrison could move into the same residential care home as her husband following her hospital … [Read more...]
Are Councils Failing in their Duty to “Promote Wellbeing” When Making Decisions on Care of Vulnerable People?
What the law says. Legislation changes can try to change systems and cultures. This has been true with social care. The Care Act imposed a duty on local authorities to “promote wellbeing” when making … [Read more...]