People living in retirement communities gain significant health, wellbeing and security benefits, a major study has found.
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Not for profit care provider Somerset Care has voiced its support for a two-part Panorama expose of the social care crisis.
Almost 10,000 care home have been lost in five years across half of England’s local authorities, retirement mortgage specialist Responsible Life has revealed.
An interim report published by the NHS has pledged to establish “much stronger links” between health and social care.
New analysis by The Health Foundation has revealed that spending on social care per person in Scotland and Wales is significantly above that in England.
People are underestimating annual nursing home costs by an average of £16,646, a Which? survey has revealed.
Councils in England will need to spend 60% of their revenues on adult social care by 2025 unless they are bailed out for the government, an economics thinktank has warned.
Free social care for the over 65s would save the NHS in England £4.5bn a year by enabling more people to receive care in the community, a leading think tank has said.
English councils have warned they will resort to providing the “bare minimum” if no extra funding is made available to meet rising demand for services such as social care.
Care home resident survey specialist Your Care Rating has said its latest findings reveal a “very positive” overall picture.
