Care Funding News

A maximum limit on the amount someone must pay for their long-term care will now be brought in during 2016 - a whole year earlier than initially suggested.Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Budget on Wednesday that the cap on how much individ... More »

A new report has suggested ministers have not thought about the full implications of their social care reforms.According to a cross-party group of MPs and peers, the draft Care and Support Bill could leave local authorities open to a "deluge of dispu... More »

A number of care homes and hospitals need to make improvements regarding the privacy, dignity and nutrition of residents and patients, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has claimed.In its 2012 Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme, the independe... More »

Legislation to cap the cost of social care is to be fast-tracked by the Government.Chancellor George Osborne told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show that a £72,000 limit on the cost of care will now come into effect in 2016. Previously, a cap of £75,000 was set... More »

A pioneering scheme using new technology to reduce hospital admissions and allow Scottish care patients to be treated closer to home has been given an extra £1 million of European funding. The telehealth initiative has already provided specialist men... More »

Health and adult social care services must do more to improve their work with people suffering from dementia, mental health problems and learning disabilities, according to a watchdog. The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) new Care Update has found tha... More »

In a move designed to protect the elderly in long term care, the Government is planning to introduce compulsory training for care home staff, it has been revealed. The lack of basic training for care home workers has been leaving pensioners in the ha... More »

Well over two million caring Britons have quit their jobs so they can help their elderly, sick or disabled relatives, a new survey suggests. Its findings have prompted Carers UK to urge the Government to give more support to those who have to juggle... More »

University of St Andrews researchers have launched a new network to examine the impact an ageing population will have on families all over the world. Academics said the issue is a phenomenon that will transform the way wealth and poverty are transf... More »

Britons who take care of family or friends who are elderly or have chronic conditions like diabetes or epilepsy spend a collective 196 million hours weekly worrying about their charges, new research from O2 Health reveals. Care-givers spend an avera... More »