Care Can’t Wait
Last week, Age UK presented Number 10 Downing Street with a petition signed by over 130,000 people calling on the Government to end the crisis in social care. The size of the petition means it is...
View ArticleWorth waiting for? The Draft Care and Support Bill
As the Law Commission first began work on its review of adult social care in 2008 it seems reasonable to describe the new draft Care and Support Bill, based on the Law Commission’s recommendations, as...
View ArticleGovernment announces care costs cap
This blog was contributed by Caroline Abrahams, Director of External Affairs, for Age UK. Last year’s White Paper and draft Bill make these encouraging times for social care, for decades a Cinderella...
View ArticleWho would care for my Mum? Or for yours?
Imagine that one day your Mum is at home enjoying her retirement. She has always been highly independent, fit and well. Until the day she has a stroke. After a short stay in hospital she comes home....
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