Changes are planned to introduce more consistency in local council’s charging for homecare and other non-residential social services. A government consultation is seeking views on changes that will apply to those who receive services from their local council and those who enter… read more »
The Social Work Reform Board (SWRB) today set out to social workers what working conditions they should expect from their employers, as they published proposals to put social workers on a greater professional footing and reform their education. The… read more »
The Equality and Human Rights Commission are undertaking an inquiry into the protection and promotion of human rights of older people in England who require or receive home-based care and support. To find out further information visit their website: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/legal-and-policy/formal-inquiries/inquiry-into-older-people-in-homecare-and-human-rights/
A JUDICIAL review into the funding of care home places in Pembrokeshire has begun in the High Court today (Dec 14, 2010) which will help decide the future of dozens of elderly and vulnerable residents. Four homes in Pembrokeshire claim… read more »
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED TODAY IN RESPONSE TO ‘FROM VISION TO ACTION’ REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION. Independent providers in Wales have welcomed plans to end the “post code lottery†in social care. A wide-ranging report, From Vision to Action, says… read more »
Care Forum Wales joined the largest charity working for older people in Wales yesterday to give a cautious welcome to the Welsh Assembly’s draft budget outlined in the Senedd by Finance Minister Jane Hutt (on November 17, 2010). Ms Hutt… read more »
The Cardiff Domiciliary Care Provider Association has voiced its opposition to proposed changes by Cardiff Council with a video on YouTube. The Council plans to shake up domiciliary care in the city, cutting the number of independent firms it uses… read more »
A High Court judge has granted permission for a judicial review of how Pembrokeshire council sets the amount it pays in care home fees. A hearing in Cardiff heard that the weekly £390 it pays per resident is not enough… read more »
Conwy Community Strategy Stakeholder Workshop November 22, 2010 Conference Room, Conwy Business Centre 9.30 am – 1.30pm The Conwy Local Service Board would like to have your input at an informal multi-agency workshop to look at progressing the 7… read more »
The owners of four care homes in Pembrokeshire are going to court in a bid to force the county council to increase the fees it pays them. They will tell the High Court in Cardiff they will have to close… read more »