New report finds adult social care is the top long-term pressure for council finances
In the State of Local Government Finance Survey 2020, which comes from the LGiU and the MJ, the report reveals that adult social care has…
Council and technology company work together to create digital falls risk assessment app to keep elderly people safe
Designed for use in care homes, technology company Red Ninja worked in conjunction with Wirral Borough Council to create a pioneering digital falls risk assessment…
Fast and safe falls assistance device for carers and users now available in North England and Scotland
Healthcare aids specialist Yorkshire Care Equipment is now supplying the Raizer II – an innovative lifting device for someone who has fallen - to care…
“Shocking” figures show lack of social care has led to 2.5 million lost bed days since the last General Election
According to new findings from Age UK, there have been million lost bed days in the NHS between the last General Election and the upcoming…
New coalition launches urging Government to tackle “dire” lack of suitable housing for older and disabled people
Ten organisations from across the housing and charity sectors are warning of a crisis in the provision of suitable housing for older and disabled people…
New report stresses importance of digital tools in helping older people manage their health and care needs
As part of Get Online Week - the UK’s largest digital inclusion campaign – charity Good Things Foundation has launched a new report outlining the…
New factsheet busts accessible housing myths and calls for better accessibility standards in new homes
Age UK and Habinteg have released a new campaigning factsheet, which calls for all new homes to be built to higher accessibility standards. According to…
Charity highlights urgent need for delayed Green Paper as over 50,000 older people have died waiting for care
Age UK has revealed that 54,024 older people have died waiting for care to begin since the Green Paper was first announced 700 days ago…
New programme launched to support 10,000 older people who feel lonely and isolated
Age UK and the Masonic Charitable Foundation have partnered together to launch a new, three-year programme – Later Life Goals – to help older people…
Research highlights the difficulties unpaid carers face and how that could impact on their future
Eight national charities have come together to call for urgent support for unpaid carers to be healthy and connected as new research reveals the toll…