As people age, they become less mobile, their vision and hearing can deteriorate and they may develop health issues, causing them to need extra support around the home. However some older people are fiercely proud of their independence and will resent being dependent on others and may conceal the fact that they are struggling to […]
5 signs that an elderly parent needs home care. Published by Home Care UK. Read More »
If your local authority or trust has determined that you have social care needs and that you are eligible for support, you may be offered direct payments instead of care services. Choosing to receive direct payments gives you more freedom over how you are cared for and by whom. You can for example use the money
What are direct payments for care. Published by Home Care UK. Read More »
When you arrange home care, you must declare this change of circumstances to your local council as soon as possible, if you are receiving any benefits or funding. You may be eligible for different home care benefits or you may no longer be eligible for benefits you are currently receiving. You can continue to receive,
More than a quarter of elderly people have kept a fall they had at home a secret from family and friends (26 per cent), with some believing they can deal with care issues themselves and others not wanting to admit they’re getting older or be labelled ‘vulnerable’. A study of 2,000 people aged 65+, commissioned
Trials are taking place in areas of Gloucestershire, Tees Valley and Aberdeenshire where doctors are prescribing cash to help people with existing cold-sensitive health conditions to help pay for their energy and heating bills and keep warm this winter. With over 10,000 people dying each year in England and Wales, as a result of living
Older people are giving a sigh of relief, as the Chancellor has pledged to restore the triple lock in 2023, which will see a 10.1 per cent increase on state pensions and pension credit next April Silver Voices and Age UK have been campaigning to restore the triple lock since it was suspended last autumn.
Older people will see state pensions rise by 10.1% next April. Published by Home Care UK Read More »
Two-fifths of England’s £500m winter adult social care funding is to be allocated to local authorities to spend on boosting the home care workforce and home care initiatives, with the rest of the money going to the NHS. The funding is intended to speed up the time it takes to discharge patients from hospital and
Care workers will be given discounts at restaurants and money off their Christmas shopping this winter to help them during the country’s cost-of-living crisis. Yo! Sushi and Pizza Hut are just some of the restaurants across the UK giving discounts to care workers who register for a Blue Light Card. A Blue Light Card gives
The second cost of living payment is due to start being paid out from 8 November. This will be £324, making the total payment £650. If you are eligible, you should receive your payment by 23 November. If you haven’t received your payment by this date, you should contact the office that pays your benefit or tax credits or
As one in 10 older people in the UK are reducing or stopping their social care or expect to do so in the coming months, Age UK warns it will be “inevitable” some “older people will suffer” piling extra pressure on the NHS. A new poll published by Age UK found nearly nine million people