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'Cash for Care' Abuse Warning

The planned roll-out of direct payments for social care will put vulnerable people at risk, campaign groups warn. The Department of Health wants all adults in England to be given the money to manage ... more

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'Trust us', Ministers Say on the Care Green Paper Sums

Charities working with older people, carers and disabled people are up in arms after the Government has reneged on a promise to publish the financial modelling behind the care funding Green Paper. Wi... more

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ADASS: People May Enter Care Homes Too Soon Under Tory Plan

People may enter residential care prematurely under Conservative plans to insure older people against the costs of care home fees, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Jenny Owe... more

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Age Concern and Help the Aged response to the Pre-Budget Report

Commenting on the Chancellor’s Pre-Budget Report, Andrew Harrop, Head of Public Policy at Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'While protecting the NHS budget from the axe, the Government has ... more

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Ageism Probe Urges Councils to Review Care Assessments

Councils have been urged to review their adult social care assessment procedures to ensure they are not discriminating against older people. The call came in a Department of Health-commissioned revie... more

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Benefit boost for 540,000 pensioners but millions still missing out, says Age UK

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners with small savings are in for a benefit boost of up to £8 a week thanks to new rules coming into force next week, but millions of older people are still missi... more

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Burnham to 'squeeze' NHS to pay for free social care

Spending on research and development and public health promotions will be cut in order to pay for free social care, the health secretary has revealed. Skip related content Andy Burnham told the Times... more

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Councils plan training and recruitment cuts

Councils are cutting recruitment and training budgets for social work and other social care roles as they grapple with recessionary pressures, an exclusive Community Care survey has found. More than ... more

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Darling's proposed £250m saving 'unrealistic', says King's Fund

The pre-budget report announcement that residential care will need to save £250m by 2013 could damage services, social care experts have warned. Richard Humphries, senior fellow for social care... more

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Forced retirement costs the UK £3.5bn a year‚ says Age UK

Source: Age Concern Forcing older workers to retire cost the UK last year an estimated £3.5 billion in lost economic output‚ new figures by Age UK reveal ahead of tomorrow night’s T... more

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Free home care plan to exclude some with critical needs: Personal Care at Home Bill published

Not everyone with critical care needs would receive free personal care at home under the government's Personal Care at Home Bill, published today. The measure would apply only to those living at home... more

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Funding Doubts Over Adult Care Policies

The future funding of adult social care was already a hot political topic before last week's National Children and Adult Services Conference. During the event the heat was turned up even further. For... more

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King's Fund: Care reform could be kicked into long grass

Source: Community Care The King's Fund has warned that reform of long-term care funding may be "kicked into the political long grass" after the election because of the lack of consensus bet... more

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Learning Disability Coalition: Green paper fails younger adults

Director Anthea Cox warns policy will not help learning disabled adults excluded by eligibility criteria. A learning disability leader has reiterated concerns that the government's adult care funding... more

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MPs concerned about adult social care funding models

MPs on the health select committee have raised concerns about the government’s funding models for a reformed adult social care system. During the first session of an inquiry into the future of ... more

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