Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the...

Less than a third of social care professionals are either ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ confident in their ability to sustain their business over...

In 2020/21, local authorities spent £7.8 billion on long-term support for older people, of which £4.8 billion was on nursing or...

Each local authority has an amount which they will pay for a given care need. This might be an hourly rate for home care or a weekly fee...

Last year, the average hourly rate paid by local authorities for externally commissioned home care fell 1.1% from £18.65 to £18.44....

The weekly rate for NHS-funded nursing care has increased by 11.5% from £187.60 to £209.19 and the uplift will be backdated to 1 April...

Total expenditure on adult social care rose sharply in 2020/21 to £26.0 billion from £24.8 billion in the previous year. This was an...

Quality ratings in April 2021 were almost identical to those in April 2020. 5% of services were rated overall ‘outstanding’, 80% were...

The differential in the amount paid by those who self-fund their nursing home fee, compared to those supported by the state has been...

General practice is under significant strain with the number of GPs in permanent roles falling by 6.6% between March 2016 and March 2021....

Whether you’re dressing up your pets, or upcycling an old denim jacket, you could do something incredible for people affected by dementia...

I have had to give up my job to care for my mum. I am under retirement age so can’t claim my pension. Can I get any financial help?...