Rural Older People
06 Dec 2021
New social care plans risk backlash over failure to tackle England’s winter crisis
The Guardian reports that Ministers are risking a fresh backlash over social care by unveiling long awaited proposals that will offer no new funding to help crisis-hit care providers through...
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29 Nov 2021
Concerns raised regarding Social Care costs
The Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry commented last week ahead of the vote to the amendment to the Care Act 2014 “The proposed amendment to the Care...
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22 Nov 2021
Government changes rules on social care cap
The BBC have reported that the government have said the financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs It was...
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16 Sep 2021
The RSN and the CCN launch Social Care Reform Report
Social care reforms will protect more individuals from large care costs but will not improve access to care and could make local care markets ‘unsustainable’, report warns Thursday, September 16,...
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19 Jul 2021
New Report – Assistive Technology in Adult Social Care
New analysis published by the County Councils Network (CCN) and Tunstall Healthcare calls for the government’s anticipated reforms of social care to create the right conditions to make assistive technology...
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05 Jul 2021
North Yorkshire Rural Commission
The Yorkshire Post reports on the findings of the North Yorkshire Rural Commission, which it says show “the starkest warning yet of the area’s future policy challenges as a consequence...
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12 Apr 2021
Covid causing over-60s to move to rural areas
Older people have become more likely to move to the countryside whilst younger people are more often choosing to live in towns, according to the results of a survey published...
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21 Dec 2020
Chris Whitty warns of looming health crisis over rural elderly who risk missing out on NHS care
The Daily Mail has reported on warnings from Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty this week that elderly people suffering from serious illnesses will be ‘left behind’ with no access...
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23 Nov 2020
Local services need funding to support elderly impacted by COVID-19, council chiefs say
Local government website, LocalGov.co.uk, has reported on calls for the Government to use this week’s Spending Review to ensure that council-run services are able to look after elderly residents who...
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12 Oct 2020
Elderly forced to bank online in pandemic – but then cannot log on
The Telegraph reports that the rate of change from physical to online banking is creating a ‘societal divide’ as people who are poorer, elderly, or those who live in rural...
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