Latest updates for Adult Social Care

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Recent items include:

  • Social care must be rethought as more people grow older alone
  • Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 1 – We need to talk about adult social care
  • Carer training to be offered to young adults and over-50s in bid to 'get Britain working'

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southwalesargus.co.uk /6 days ago

Social care must be rethought as more people grow older alone

Last week I published findings from my recent research into older people’s experiences of social care in Wales, highlighting a ‘fragmented’ system often characterised by poor commu...

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 1 – We need to talk about adult social care

Against everything this sector has faced: the pay, the pressure, the pandemic, the weight of end-of-life care at staffing ratios that were never adequate - a substantial number of...

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk /1 month ago

Carer training to be offered to young adults and over-50s in bid to 'get Britain working'

Fifty programmes aged at 18 to 24-year-olds and over 50s will run

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 2 – ‘Managing Upwards’ and dealing with the care system

People in their forties, fifties, and early sixties who thought they understood what ageing looked like but who are finding that the reality of navigating the care system on behalf...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Alone urges more community-based care for older people

Alone said the health system continues to treat long-term residential care as the default system response to ageing.

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dailymail.com /1 week ago

How do I apply for NHS CHC to cover my care bills?

James Urquhart-Burton, head of continuing healthcare claims at Winston Solicitors, explains how to make an application for yourself, or a loved one.

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chroniclelive.co.uk /1 month ago

Newcastle Council told to act on social care 'shortfalls' by CQC inspectors

Care Quality Commission inspectors have raised concerns about overdue care reviews and people having to “push to have their views heard”

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Who Do You Think You Are?-style service to help young care leavers reconnect with their ‘tribe’

Scheme aims to help 18-year-olds in England who lack support after leaving system to find trusted people with whom they have lost touchGrowing up and leaving the care system is dau...

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bbc.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Home care pressures leave 89-year-old in bed for up to 19 hours

Alison said carers now give her an evening meal and medication during an afternoon call at about 15:00 BST and help her to bed for the night.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Despite promises, social care is worse than ever | Letters

As a mother with disabled children, Anne-Louise Crocker has experienced first-hand how the social care system lets people down. Plus a letter from Dr Brian Fisher At the 2024 Labou...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Consultation on residential services for disabled people

A six-week public consultation has been launched by the Health Information and Quality Authority regarding its updated National Standards for Residential Services for Disabled Peop...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 week ago

'Independence and quality of life at risk' as older people suffer

Older people in Wales, including those living in Gwent, are facing barriers to independence and quality of life.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

The Guardian view on disability rights: the removal of legal safeguards brings risks | Editorial

Charities are right to be concerned about the supreme court’s decision to lessen oversight of care settingsThe UK supreme court has ended a system of safeguards around the human ri...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

More than 100 young care leavers in England died in past year, data shows

Labour has launched an urgent review into the deaths, which one expert described as ‘unspeakably tragic’More than 100 young people have died after leaving the care of social servic...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 day ago

Care home concerns raised as 77 per cent of city places run by for-profit providers

A report has found that 77 per cent of identified adult care home places are run by for-profit providers in Newport.

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metro.co.uk /1 month ago

Dementia care scandal: ‘No one likes to ask what happens to Mum when the money runs out?’

I knew my mother, who had been diagnosed with dementia in 2019, needed more than I could give her (Picture: Supplied) Sitting in the manager’s office of the care home I had just...

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Plans to charge 'vulnerable' adults for bus travel

A council has proposed charging for transport and a home independence service to save ВЈ1.2m.

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scotsman.com /3 days ago

Scotland’s social care system has reached 'breaking point' and is 'piling pressure' on NHS

Scottish Labour has warned that ‘thousands of Scots are stuck in limbo waiting for the social care support they need’

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 month ago

Glasgow City Council staff encouraged to declare disabilities to their employer

The local authority provides interventions for people to progress into work such as training for work, paid work placements, and in-work support.

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malaymail.com /1 month ago

Nancy Shukri says new care standards will safeguard dignity, rights across Malaysia’s care services

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The National Care Standards for Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities is expected to...

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businessnewswales.com /5 days ago

Cardiff’s Social Services Report Highlights ‘Strong Progress and Positive Outcomes’

Cardiff Council has published its latest Social Services Annual Report (2025/26), showcasing “significant progress” in supporting children, families and adults across the city, wit...

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freemovement.org.uk /1 day ago

Options for care workers when an employer’s sponsor licence is revoked

International care workers play an integral role in the UK’s social care sector. For a time, health and care worker visa applications vastly outweighed skilled worker visa applicat...

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toledoblade.com /5 days ago

Disabled day care to provide active engagement to individuals

A day care facility for the developmentally disabled in Oregon will help keep individuals actively engaged throughout the day rather than sitting at home with little to do, its own...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Whatever happens with the leadership, Labour must tackle the issue of social care head-on | Heather Stewart

The challenge of how to look after an ageing population has been ducked by politicians for too longIf a new Labour leader wants to underline their determination to wrestle with Bri...

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