Dementia affects 820,000, costing the UK £23 billion each year – Alzheimer’s Research Trust study A major new Alzheimer’s Research Trust commissioned University of Oxford report, Dementia 2010, reveals that the impact of dementia on the UK’s society and economy… read more »

Wales estimated 350,000 unpaid carers are to get greater support and recognition under new proposals from the Welsh Assembly Government. The Carers Measure will mean NHS and Local Authority staff are required to consult with carers who look after elderly… read more »

The Wales Care Awards 2010 will take place at City Hall, Cardiff on Friday October 29. Nominations are now invited for social care workers from across Wales, including care practitioners, nurses, managers and specialists in dementia and palliative care. A… read more »

CFW will be running a seminar.  It arises in part out of the court case surrounding the BBC’s undercover filming last year in a care home in South Wales, but will also cover issues around staff misuse of photographs, recordings, video… read more »

THE elderly are among those who could be missing out on health alert updates, as well as better deals on goods and services, due to a lack of internet access, a new report claims. The report, by Consumer Focus Wales,… read more »

HEALTH Minister Edwina Hart has launched a pilot project to help frail older people who’ve been in hospital for minor conditions to return to the comfort of their own homes to recuperate. The scheme, which began in November, is called… read more »

The Chief Inspector for Care and Social Services, Imelda Richardson, has welcomed improvements to services but is calling on local authority social services and providers to both increase the pace of change and, improve the quality and consistency of services…. read more »

A new organisation has been launched to protect and promote the interests of children in care in Wales – and the people who look after them. Care Forum Wales, the main representative body in the care sector, has created a… read more »

Families in Wales forced to sell their loved ones’ homes to help pay for care home fees that should have been funded by the NHS have been warned to get their compensation claims in soon. Liberal Democrat health spokesman Peter… read more »