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Report finds care home fees are rising as Government cuts bite
Care home fees are on the rise as local authority budget cuts begin to bite in the social care sector. A report today says thousands more pensioners may have to sell their family homes to afford .. read more »
Deputy Minister welcomes CSSIW report
The Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas has welcomed the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) Chief Inspector’s annual report for 2010-2011, published Monday 20 F.. read more »
CSSIW annual report: the key findings
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate (CSSIW)'s chief inspector, Imelda Richardson, published her annual report 2010-2011 on February 20. The key findings from the report included: Local a.. read more »
Workshops to explain new E.coli prevention rules for care homes
Workshops to explain new E.coli prevention rules An environmental health expert ran the first of two workshops yesterday in North Wales to explain new Food Stan.. read more »
New dementia care guide launched
Care Forum Wales’ dementia care advisor, Stephen Ford, has released a new guide to dementia care to help carers deal with difficult situations that sometimes arise when dealing with olde.. read more »
Read how the national press reported the Welsh Government's new social care proposals
Read how The Guardian covered the Welsh Government's proposal to introduce new legislation aimed at giving people greater control over care budgets here: http://bit.ly/yvLjuE read more »
Professionalising social care workforce key to preventing elderly abuse, says CFW
Recognising the importance of social care as a profession and promoting best practice among its workforce is the key to preventing elderly abuse, the senior policy adviser for Care Forum Wales .. read more »
CFW welcomes social care bill - 'most important change in a generation'
Care Forum Wales (CFW) has welcomed the Welsh Government's social care bill as, "the most important change to social care in two generations". The bill, introduced by Deputy Minis.. read more »
Care Council for Wales promises 'step change' for social care profession in 2012
Rhian Huws Williams, the chief executive of the Care Council for Wales (CCW), has made achieving a higher level of professionalism in the social care sector in Wales top of her New Year's resolu.. read more »
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