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Read the latest care industry news, interesting articles, important announcements plus recent thoughts and ideas from The Good Care Group.

Councils are flouting care home top-up fee rules

Local councils are failing to adhere to national legislation surrounding top-up payments for care home residents, the Independent Age charity has stated. After lodging a request for data under the Freedom of Information Act, the charity found that 35% of...

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Why adverse weather is a concern for the elderly

Winter has firmly set in, and for older adults this can be a lonely, frightening time, with increased risks of becoming ill or injured. Age UK state that an elderly person dies every seven minutes from the winter cold in...

Pension funding should be re-directed to social care, NHS chief states

Additional funding for adult social care should be secured through cross-party consensus and a review of benefits available to those receiving a pension, according to NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens. Additional funding for adult social care should be secured through...

Hospital admissions from care homes up by two-thirds

The number of elderly patients admitted to hospital from care homes as an emergency measure has risen by 63% since 2011, the latest NHS figures reveal. Charities and leading healthcare authorities have stated that this demonstrates what Shadow Minister for...

Elderly people feel unable to raise healthcare complaints

Research by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found that elderly care receivers are reluctant to refer instances of poor health care provision through official channels as a result of a lack of information or through fear of reprisals....

Alzheimer’s surge driven by negative stereotypes of aging?

The Alzheimer’s epidemic currently afflicting Western societies could be directly influenced by negative perceptions and expectations of elderly people, a new study has claimed. Orchestrated by Yale School of Public Health, the report highlights a strong correlation between high rates...

A quarter of elderly people dreading loneliness of festive season

Around 24% of elderly people, equivalent to around 2.7 million individuals, have expressed concern that the Christmas period will heighten their sense of loneliness, a new report from charity Age UK has found. The report examined social situations that can...

Excess winter deaths’ stir fears over NHS ability to cope

Financial Times – Wednesday 25th November 2015 The capacity of the National Health Service to cope with a difficult winter has been called into question by figures that reveal last year saw the highest number of “excess winter deaths” since...

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One in three families unable to support relatives after discharge from hospital

One third of UK families do not have adequate experience or resources to effectively care for elderly relatives without extra support, when they are released from hospital, a new study has found. One third of UK families do not have...

Dementia friendly Kent awards

Created by the dementia Kent action alliance We at The Good Care Group were delighted to be involved and sponsor the dementia friendly care awards created by the dementia Kent action alliance. Press release Finalists from around Kent have been...

GPs urged to report unfit drivers to DVLA

BBC News on Line – Health – Wednesday 25th November 2015 GPs must tell the DVLA about any patients who continue to drive when they are medically unfit to do so, says the General Medical Council. The regulator says it...

Why loneliness is a serious health risk to Britain’s old age pensioners

www.themirror.co.uk – Thursday 26th November 2015 Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University found links to mental problems and warned that cuts to services are making their problems worse. Thousands of lonely older people are more at risk of long-term health problems,...