Former Government advisor Sir Andrew Dilnot has said ministers have a “moral duty” to introduce a cap on elderly care costs.
Funding
Local authorities are facing a £1bn social care funding gap in 2019/20 as council tax rises fail to cover the cost of running services, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
A new All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Care (AGGP Social Care) has launched in Westminster to examine the care system, funding and the state of staffing in the sector.
A man living in a care home was at the same time charged for rent on his former council house for 16 months before his death, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
County councils have voiced concerns over the government’s latest fair funding proposals for adult social care, warning that it could fail to recognise demand for services in shire counties.
As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, the health system will increase access to personal health budgets, so up to 200,000 people can receive one by 2024
The trial, funded by Alzheimer's Research UK, will trial the medicine for the treatment of agitation in people living with dementia.
The charity has raised fresh concerns that the green paper is “not a priority for the Government”.
Almost a third of local authorities will cut spending on adult social care in the coming year, a survey has found.
People and their families continue to face a social care postcode lottery, according to new research.
