
2,000 elderly a day refused care despite PM's promise to 'fix social care'
Age UK has launched a campaign to ask the Prime Minister to ‘fix care for good’ after a new report found in the last year over 700,000...

Storm Ciara strikes elderly and disabled, injuring woman inside retirement housing
Storm Ciara made care workers’ jobs even harder by felling trees and hospitalising a woman who was hit by a glass wall that crashed into...

London home care provider reaching out to support drug and alcohol addiction
Right at Home Central London has expanded its home care services to support drug and alcohol addiction and is thought to be the first...

Alzheimer's Research UK launches global use of smartwatches to detect early signs of dementia
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like...

Wales tax rises considered to pay for growing care costs
Tax rises to cover the cost of caring for elderly and disabled people are being considered by the Welsh Government. The money raised...

School leavers train as carers as EU migration falls
The NHS in England is hiring 10,000 school leavers given training by the Prince's Trust charity. The new staff will go some way towards...

Horsham care home residents take a trip out of this world with virtual reality
A care home in Horsham is treating residents to special trips all over the world, thanks to virtual reality. Care UK’s Skylark House, on...