WAG announces £9 million announced to provide care, support and dignity Assembly Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced £9 million funding over the next three years to provide vulnerable people with care at home under the Gwent Frailty Programme. It… read more »

Planned cuts for poorest older people to equal ‘one third of income’ says Age UK The over-75s will be hit harder, relative to their incomes, than any other group as a result of the Government’s spending review on Wednesday (Oct… read more »

Hundreds of thousands of people with Alzheimer’s disease who have been denied medical treatment could soon be given access to life-changing drugs on the NHS, says the Alzheimer’s Society. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has ruled… read more »

Gwenda Thomas, deputy minister for social services, explains why the introduction of the integrated family support service is so important THE decision to place a child in the care system is a huge decision fraught with many difficulties, but the… read more »

INDEPENDENT care providers in North Wales have said they can help save the NHS in Wales around £20m a year – and beat the hospital bed blocking bug at the same time…..click link to read further details  http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/10/04/north-wales-care-home-owners-say-they-can-save-nhs-20m-55578-27393942/.

A NEW vision to end the “postcode lottery” in social care is being called for by independent care workers in Blaenau Gwent. Click link for further information – http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/blaenau-gwent/2010/09/23/time-to-end-the-social-care-postcode-lottery-says-forum-91466-27312469/

Four national older people’s organisations in Wales are joining to create a senate to give older people a stronger public voice. The Welsh Senate of Older People, being launched today (Oct 1) will lobby the UK and Welsh Assembly Governments… read more »

We’ve joined the revolution and joined like-minded folks on Twitter. We’ll be regularly updating our Twitter feed with news and events from the care industry in Wales and beyond. So go on, give it a try and follow us by… read more »

The Wales Care Awards are just over a month away and the gala dinner which will take place in the glamorous surroundings of City Hall in Cardiff on October 29 is almost a sell-out. There are just a few spaces… read more »

The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released today (September 21) for World Alzheimer’s Day. The World Alzheimer Report 2010, by Alzheimer’s Disease International, estimates there are an… read more »