Archive for March 2019
Managing director wins Finance Monthly 2019 Award
RDB Star Rating, an independently accredited ‘quality’ assessment company, is delighted their managing director, Sue Brand, has received a Game Changer Award 2019 from Finance Monthly.The Game Changer Awards aim to highlight the best and the brightest in the business whether it is due to their business practices, solid leadership or dedication to get results.A…
Read MoreThousands more care workers needed in Wales by 2030
Wales will need thousands more people to work in caring roles with adults and children by 2030 if it is to keep pace with the growing demand for care services and provide support for communities across the country.A national campaign, WeCare, has been launched today and is a collaboration between Social Care Wales and leading…
Read MoreHormone therapy linked to small Alzheimer’s risk increase
Women who receive hormone replacement therapy are at slightly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s, according to new research published in the BMJ.Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is commonly offered to help relieve symptoms of the menopause. The treatment increases the level of hormones and the course and length of treatment can vary considerably from person to…
Read MoreCouncil tax will fail to protect adult social care services this year
Council tax rises in 2019/20 will not generate enough funds to prevent the need for further cutbacks to the care that millions of older and disabled people rely on every day, the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.Local authorities are able to raise council tax by 2.99 per cent on an annual basis to fund…
Read MoreWomen are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care, according to Age UK
Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social, with ‘sandwich carers’ especially badly hit, Age UK has said.On International Women’s Day 2019 (8 March) Age UK warned that women are generally being hurt the most by the lack of care and support.‘Sandwich carers’ are under particular pressure and 68% are women.The 8…
Read MoreTown hall leaders warn of £1bn black hole in adult social care funding even if council tax goes up
Under-pressure adult social services will face a £1 billion funding gap next year despite council tax rises, according to the body representing town hall leaders. Extra money raised by local authorities will “do little” to stop a decline in standards and the availability of care in England, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.Its warning…
Read MoreAmber Rudd announces scrappage of controversial PIP payment review for pensioners
Amber Rudd has cited her father’s blindness as the motivating factor in an announcement that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is to scrap repeat tests for pensioners receiving PIP payments.This change means an approximate 270,000 pensioners currently receiving, or about to receive, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) disability benefits will move to a light…
Read MoreOne in three councils see care home ratings decline in 12 months
Over a third of local authorities have seen a decline in Care Quality Commission (CQC) ratings in care homes, according to a new study.In a new study by Independent Age, it showed care homes’ ratings have declined in 37 per cent of local authorities, an increase on last year which showed care homes doing worse…
Read MoreLong term use of hormone therapy linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk
A study by researchers at the University of Helsinki published today in the BMJ suggested long term use of oral hormone therapy could be linked with a small increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in postmenopausal women.The researchers stress the absolute risk is small (9-18 extra cases per 10,000 women each year) and the age at…
Read MoreAmerican scientists announce dementia test advance – Alzheimer’s Society comment
Scientists in America have today published research in which they say they have developed blood tests that can predict dementia risk and recommend them for use in selecting participants for dementia prevention trials.The research paper, published in JAMA Neurology, said: “The findings suggest that plasma total tau levels may improve the prediction of future dementia,…
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