Care Forum Wales is urging the Welsh Government to use its £200m budget windfall to boost the “crisis-hit” social care sector in Wales. The call comes after Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a boost to England’s social care budget and promised… read more »
The Welsh Government has announced a new board responsible for improving social care in Wales. Social Care Wales will bring together the Care Council for Wales and the Social Services Improvement Agency and be responsible for leading and supporting social… read more »
Gwyl Dewi Sant hapus a phenblwydd hapus Fforwm Gofal Cymru hefyd Happy St David’s Day and Happy Birthday to Care Forum Wales too On behalf of the Chairman, Vice Chair, Council members and Officers of Care Forum Wales, we would… read more »
The Welsh Government has announced new proposals which could allow people to keep more of their money when in residential care. In the government’s five-year plan, called Taking Wales Forward, it has been proposed that the capital limit used for… read more »
Swansea University researchers are looking at whether a research network for care homes should be developed. You can have your say by the end of February here.
CFW chair Mario Kreft has appeared on the BBC’s Wales Report in a special edition on social care and told viewers that a ‘wake-up call’ is needed about the pressures on social care providers and the NHS. Speaking on the… read more »
A new survey published today (February 15, 2017) has found the general public put social care only ninth among a list of concerns including Brexit, immigration, housing, unemployment and education. The NHS is still a major concern for the public but… read more »
Our health and safety expert Anthony Acari, pictured, has joined the National Task Force for Falls Prevention in Older People. The task force – which brings together health, housing, social care and third sector professionals with expertise in falls prevention… read more »
Do you want the opportunity to shape the new training programme as part of a review by Qualifications Wales? The organisation, which is responsible for regulating non-degree qualifications in Wales, is on the lookout for stakeholders to join two new… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has written to Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft to ask for members’ good practice examples as part of her review of the quality of life and care for older people in… read more »