The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, opened the Five Nations social care conference in Cardiff last week (October 17). The event marked the 20th anniversary of Care Forum Wales and it was the second time the Five Nations Group – membership… read more »
Last Friday (October 18) saw the 11th annual Wales Care Awards ceremony – the Oscars of the social care sector – take place in Cardiff’s City Hall. The event is hosted by Care Forum Wales. It was compered by BBC… read more »
The Wales Care Awards take place in Cardiff’s City Hall tonight (October 18) where we’ll be honouring the hardworking heroes of social care from all over Wales. This year, the 11th year of the Awards, there are 47 nominees for… read more »
The Director of Social Services and Integration, Albert Heaney, has warned that the timing of this Saturday’s strike by firefighters may mean there is more potential for fire or rescue incidents to occur than during the last strike period. The… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has launched a Residential Care Review after receiving “increasing correspondence” about variations in residential care across Wales. Sarah Rochira said that the review would focus on the “quality of life and care… read more »
Scientists working at the University of Leicester have found a chemical that prevents the death of brain tissue in mice – a breakthrough that has been hailed by scientists as a ‘turning point’ in Alzheimer’s research. More work is needed… read more »
A report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that councils are cutting care budgets so much that in some cases they do not cover the cost of actually delivering care for older people. The report says… read more »
Short care visits to elderly and disabled people are “disgraceful” and on the rise, a charity has claimed. In England, 60% of councils use 15-minute visits, which are not long enough to provide adequate care Leonard Cheshire Disability says. The… read more »
CFW hits at over White Paper plans to re-introduce registration fees The possible re-introduction of registration fees proposed in the Welsh Government’s White Paper on the inspection and regulation of social care, published on September 30, has been criticised by… read more »
The Welsh Government’s White Paper on the inspection and regulation of social care has been published today. It sets out proposed reforms of the care and support legislative framework, including a new National Institute of Care and Support and a… read more »