Tag: Care funding
United for All Ages asks ‘Is the potential £75K cap sufficient?’
GOVERNMENT CARE FUNDING PLANS ‘TIMID, DROP IN THE OCEAN THAT WON’T STAND THE TEST OF TIME’ – OLDER PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL STILL HAVE TO SELL THEIR HOMES TO PAY CARE HOME BILLS A £75k cap on care costs will still mean that many older people and their families will have to sell their home [...]
£50 Million Available For Funding In Care Industry
Fifty-million-pounds (£50m) of exclusive funding for would be care operators seeking to invest in the care home, pharmacy and children’s day nursery sectors is today being made available by Christie Finance, the specialist commercial finance broker. In addition to this care finance, Christie Finance has announced a second £20 million tranche for clients in the [...]
Bupa Care Homes responds to the LGA letter to the Prime Minister today on social care funding
Mark Ellerby, Managing Director, Bupa Care Services, said: “Council chiefs are right to call on political parties to work together to plug the funding shortfall facing the social care sector. If the Government does not allocate additional money alongside the upcoming White Paper next month, thousands of frail and elderly people will be left isolated [...]
The government must respond to the care funding crisis
Alzheimer’s Society has today set out five areas that require urgent reform to end abuse in care homes. The call comes ahead of shocking footage to be shown on BBC’s Panorama tonight, which shows serious abuse of a vulnerable person with dementia at a care home previously rated excellent by the CQC. Andrew Chidgey, Director [...]
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