Directors of Social Services report increases in care needs, with 87% saying more people are seeking support because of  mental health...

There are growing calls for specialist housing facilities for older people which can help to meet some of their care needs. Currently,...

Most councils fear they will lack enough social workers and other frontline staff to implement the government’s adult social care...

"My parents have all their savings in joint accounts from which they pay all their bills including my dad’s home care fees. Is this the...

The Government has selected five councils to pilot the cap on care costs and accompanying social care funding reforms from next January....

When we hear politicians talking about numbers, it’s very easy for them to become meaningless as the millions give way to billions, but a...

Around 6.5 million people in the UK have caring responsibilities, two million of whom have given up work to perform their role. The...

The Department of Health and Social Security has said that “a significant number of local authorities are paying residential and...

Care at the frontline is under real pressure. Prema Fairbourn, chair of the Suffolk association of independent care providers, runs...

This is available for individuals who have a need for nursing care, but who do not meet the criteria for the more comprehensive...

Former health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP has criticised the government for only offering a ‘reform vision’ for social care rather than a...

On behalf of independent sector providers, Care England chief executive Martin Green said, “Without immediate government intervention the...