LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s cash-strapped government should spend more on caring for the elderly, according to proposals on Monday that would for the first time limit the amount anyone has to pay for help in old age.
The government will be urged to cap the bills people face for caring for the elderly when the Commission on Funding of Care and Support publishes its report on the issue next week.
* British population is ageing * Report recommends cap on individual care costs * Care home provider runs into financial problems (Recasts after report published) LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Britain’s …
July 2, 2011 –
If GP purchasing boundaries are not aligned with council boundaries then seamless provision of social care for elderly will again be ignored…
Health chiefs raised fears last night that the Chancellor, George Osborne, could veto proposals to overhaul long-term care of the elderly because of their £2bn-plus cost to the public purse. They warned that hospitals could face a crisis in the pressure of caring for an ageing population and that there would be more “terrible” instances of neglect and abuse of the vulnerable pensioners.
Research by Age UK has shown that councils are set to cut up to £600m from budgets for caring for the elderly.
A hallmark of a thriving community is how it cares for its most vulnerable — the very young, the disabled and the very old. A coalition of medical, public safety and civic organizations has begun to tackle the challenges of that last category, sadly the one most often neglected.
Lynchburg, VA - The number of people caring for elderly parents is on the rise. Every day, 10,000 people turn 65 and that is expected to continue until the year 2030, according to Home Instead Senior Care.
June 14, 2011 –
AN action day to raise awareness about abuse of the elderly is being backed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
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In this week’s Your Money, Declan Curry looks at the cost of care for the elderly following the financial crisis that has hit the care home company Southern Cross.
