Families facing bills of up to £50k for essential overnight care
Families nationwide are facing huge bills for backdated overnight care, due to government changes to ‘sleep-in’ payments – up to as much as £50k. Recently,…
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New independent research by the University of Birmingham has confirmed the valuable role that activity monitoring technology can play in determining the most appropriate…
Finding the right social care: a new guide for people needing support
Practical guidance launched this week aims to help people choose the right social care support. Top ten tips when choosing a support provider is designed to be…
Share your experiences of self-directed support
People in Scotland are being encouraged to share their stories of self-directed support (SDS) in a new survey from Audit Scotland. The spending watchdog is…
‘Flying’ 15-minute care visits still a bleak reality for thousands of disabled people
Over 30,000 people receiving 15-minute homecare visits in England Half of these people live in council areas that admit to using 15-minute visits for personal…
Recruiting your own personal assistants
Giving you more choice and control over your care and support If you want a more personalised approach to your care, what about hiring your…
Autistic youngsters turn Advent on its head to help the hungry
Young people living with autism are doing their part to combat hunger in Wales this Christmas as part of a ‘reverse’ advent calendar project…