A council has offered £2,000 to new or returning carers in a bid to address staff shortages. Milton Keynes Council said it hoped the...

Lifetime mortgages, or Equity Release, is used by many who choose to fund care in their own home. From the end of March, all customers...

Social workers are under increased pressure because of Omicron-related staff absences elsewhere in the social care sector as well as...

Next month, be a glow-getter at one of the Alzheimer’s Society’s sponsored night walks near you. Get your team together and walk for a...

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) continues to make clear that we are now in the midst of a national crisis...

We should always listen to the advice of our elders – not because they are always right but because they have more experience of being...

The differential in the amount paid by those who fund their own residential care fees, compared to those supported by the state has been...

The demands come after a Crowdfunding page was set up to help pay the care costs for Blackburn Rovers legend Tony Parkes whose family are...

In 2020/21 the Department for Health and Social Care spent £192 billion. This funded a wide range of health and care services, including...

Digitalising Care To unlock the power of digital technology, the NHS has launched an £8 million Digitising Social Care Fund intended to...

“Speaking to you has really focused my mind. In our situation there is the personal element and friction in the family to think about....

When a spouse goes into care, a partner who remains at home will often face financial hardship as their expenditure remains unchanged...