In response to the damning recent report on the care regulator, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, said, “It is...

In response to the failings identified at the care regulator, Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: "When I joined the...

An interim report has highlighted significant failings in the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the body which has...

The value of your interest in a property can be disregarded in the financial assessment for the first 12-weeks if your other assets are...

The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards in...

Financial abuse is where someone in a position of trust interferes in an older person’s ability to acquire, use or maintain their...

More than 50 organisations and 24,000 people have signed an open letter calling on political parties to do more to support the social...

A leading think tank has warned of a £4bn “hole” in our social care plans. Four years ago the Conservative government announced a plan...

The care system has been among the issues most commonly raised by people contacting the BBC's Your Voice Your Vote during the election...

The main parties have made their social care plans clear.  The Liberal Democrats have pledged an £8bn package for health and care...

The National Audit Office identified “significant risks” to the Department of Health and Social Care’s capacity to deliver the reforms to...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that nearly 135,000 people had an outstanding debt due to overpayments of...