Posted in News on Jan 26th, 2010
The Independent has published an article giving practical advice for people needing to arrange home or residential care for a relative. The article points out that January is a peak time for this to happen, as ‘…many families discover at their Christmas reunions that an older relative is struggling to cope.’ It gives details of [...]
Posted in News on Mar 31st, 2009
The Independent reports on the difficulties faced by the UK’s disabled adult population, many of whom rely on charities to fund basic essentials due to gaps in social services funding. The information has come to light further to research undertaken by Shelter & Capability Scotland, which will publish its findings in summer 2009. [...]
Posted in News on Feb 14th, 2009
The Independent’s website has published a brief guide to navigating Britain’s care system to help people get the financial help that they are entitled to. The article gives an overview of the key problems that people face when trying to obtain care funding, such as the ‘postcode lottery’, lack of PCT and local authority [...]
