Most councils fear they will lack enough social workers and other frontline staff to implement the government’s adult social care reforms, the Local Government Association has found.
Three-quarters of lead councillors for adult social care said they were not confident they would have the required frontline capacity to deliver the reforms, which will come into force in October 2023.
We all recognise that the risk of developing dementia increases with age. At age 65, one in 700 will be diagnosed while at age 80, the number increases to 1 in 6. By the age of 95, the risk increases
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at ‘historically low levels’ in 2022/23. Using information from i
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent h