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Care Aware Likes - Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for veterans of the RAF, including those from National Service, together with...
Feb 2, 2022
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“I am so very grateful to you. Your advice is spectacularly clear, it really is - thank you so very much, I really appreciate being able...
Feb 1, 2022
NHS Beds decline by 65%
In 1974 the health service maintained almost 400,000 beds and by last year, this figure had declined to 141,000. The bulk of this fall is...
Jan 31, 2022
Govt measures will not solve the care crisis according to Baroness Ros Altmann, former pensions mini
“The new funding measures are welcome, but they merely rehash the Dilnot proposals legislated for in 2014, with a higher cap. And even...
Jan 28, 2022
Government to ease social care restrictions
Following the success of the Omicron booster campaign, the Government has announced that from Monday 31st January, there will be no limit...
Jan 28, 2022
Financial abuse within families is a real concern
The Financial Vulnerability Taskforce, an independent body chaired by the former Personal Finance Society chief executive, Keith...
Jan 26, 2022
The Home Care Crisis
At a time of rising demand for homecare, more care workers than ever are leaving and employers are reporting a 75% reduction in...
Jan 24, 2022
Higher Local Authority Care Fees
The Government has announced that a total of £1.4 billion will be made available over three years to help increase the fee rates which...
Jan 21, 2022
Care roles are far more than minimum wage jobs
We need to go further to attract, retain and develop a talent pool for the future. Providers in many areas are reporting that the...
Jan 20, 2022
How can we spend our money in care
The way in which we spend our own money when we are in care can be a source of confusion and a recent decision by the Local Government...
Jan 18, 2022
The Cost of Long-Term Care for Local Authorities
The cost of long-term care for local authorities is set to rise massively in the next 20 years. The latest review of adult social care...
Jan 13, 2022
The Lower Capital Threshold is to increase, but does the new figure make a difference?
Under the social care reforms the lower support threshold, which is the amount below which an individual is not expected to use their...
Jan 12, 2022
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