Adult social care
Dementia tops COVID for care home death cause
Coronavirus was the second highest cause of deaths among care home residents behind dementia last year, according to latest figures.
Social care White Paper ‘set up to fail’
The local government sector has praised the ambition of the long-awaited adult social care reform White Paper, but warned it will not succeed without funding to meet current demand.
Focusing on the future for counties and unitaries
Chairman of the County Councils' Network Cllr Tim Oliver says he 'could not fail to be quietly impressed about the energy and determination of our member councils to tackle the incoming challenges head-on' at his organisation's annual conference.
Social care services 'rapidly deteriorating,' directors warn
Social care services are failing to help hundreds of thousands of older and disabled people, a new survey has warned today.
Javid aims for 'integration by default'
Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid has said he wants to push through integration reforms to ‘stop people from bouncing around the system’.
Social care reform: what lies ahead?
Sally Warren lays out four principles that should be at the centre of a ‘radically realistic’ White Paper on social care reform and asks if its vision will be the right one?
CCN conference: Councils face the blame for care cost rises, says Reed
As tax goes up and social care services remain underfunded, councils will be blamed, shadow communities’ secretary Steve Reed has claimed.
CCN conference: Senior officer in financial collapse warning
The countdown is on before some councils face financial collapse due to a change to children’s services accounting rules, a senior finance expert has claimed.
LGA warning over soaring care costs
Soaring adult and children’s care costs mean councils could ‘soon fail to support everyone they need to,’ town halls have warned.
Johnson survives social care rebellion
Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night survived a sizable rebellion against his social care funding plan.
CCN conference: Hunt 'very worried' about social care funding
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt is ‘very worried’ about the funding of social care for the rest of this Parliament, he told delegates at the County Councils’ Network conference.
What reform of adult social care should look like
Ahead of the National Children and Adult Services Conference this week, ADASS trustee Cath Roff outlines the four elements she believes should be at the heart of social care reform.
Supporting our homes, people, and communities this winter
By offering to develop streamlined hospital discharge pathways with commissioners, HC-One is improving outcomes for those admitted to its homes, says Jake Rollins.
A place we can call home
Deputy chief executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence Ewan King offers a vision and a roadmap for providing more options for housing with care and support for older people.
Care England warning over vaccine mandate
Care England has warned councils to expect a ‘big impact’ from the Government’s decision to demand all care home staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Care needs cash to reform
If the Government is serious about reforming social care, it has got to get serious about funding it, says Stephen Chandler
Council CEO in call for care worker funding
The chief executive of West Northamptonshire Council has joined calls for long-term funding to alleviate care worker shortages.
Lords voice concerns over care levy
Peers have pressed the Government on how much of the health and social care levy will reach the frontline.
Budget 2021: social care 'left out in cold'
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing accusations he has left social care ‘out in the cold’ following his Autumn Budget speech.
Care plan fails to address councils' concerns, MPs told
MPs have been told the Government’s blueprint for social care will not solve councils’ funding crisis.
