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Care homes ‘worst option’ for people with spinal injuries
A shortage of adapted housing means that one in five people who suffers a spinal cord injury will be put in a elderly care home, regardless of their age, a charity has warned.
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Six jailed for care home abuse
Six staff at Winterbourne View care home are jailed for the “cruel and degrading” abuse of disabled patients, which was exposed by an undercover reporter.
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FactCheck: How many pensioners are selling their homes to pay for care?
“When we contacted both those organisations, they distanced themselves from the claim, saying they had never made any assessment of how many homes are sold each year to finance healthcare.”
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Who cares about social care?
We all hope to grow old one day. So why does the question of how we’ll pay for our social care fail to light the political touchpaper.
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Reforms to protect care homes children from abuse
Urgent reforms to protect children in residential homes from sexual exploitation are announced after it is revealed that a disproportionate number of cared-for children are being groomed or abused.
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Elderly left ‘lonely, isolated and at risk’ by care services
Social care experts have written to the government urging it to overhaul England’s “failing” social care system, which they say is leaving 800,000 elderly people “lonely, isolated and at risk”.
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‘Society must not ignore the old’
Amid growing fears of intergenerational conflict in difficult economic times, Saga’s Ros Altmann writes for Channel 4 News on why the needs, rights and talents of our ageing population matter.
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Can we fix our attitude to the elderly?
The last year has seen several reports highlight poor care of the elderly. One campaigner tells Channel 4 News the UK is “in denial” about the changes we need to make to cope with our ageing society.
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Care homes ‘will close’ unless council fees increase
The average fees paid by local authorities for residential care homes do not even cover the costs of meeting the legally required “essential standards”, according to a report.
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Council cuts in adult care unlawful
Two severely disabled adults have won a ‘landmark’ High Court battle against Isle of Wight Council over cuts to adult care.
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Council cuts in adult care unlawful
Two severely disabled adults have won a ‘landmark’ High Court battle against Isle of Wight Council over cuts to adult care.
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Fuel poverty ‘will kill thousands’
An interim independent report predicts that 2,700 people will die this winter as a consequence of fuel poverty, a figure greater than the number killed in traffic accidents each year.
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‘Serious concerns’ at Castlebeck care homes
A company that closed one of its private hospitals after allegations of severe abuse has been ordered to make “root and branch improvements”, as Katie Razzall reports.
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Painkillers may ‘aid dementia care’
Agitation, one of the most common dementia symptoms, could be better treated with simple painkillers rather than the riskier antipsychotic drugs often used, a study finds.
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Who are the Southern Cross care home landlords?
The fate of the residents of Southern Cross’s care homes now lies in the hands of its landlords, from Qatar’s royal family to Sir Menzies Campbell, as Channel 4 News discovers.
