27 March, 2014
26 March, 2014
New statutory instrument makes provision in relation to income and capital of people paying for accommodation provided under National Assistance Act 1948 and in relation to payment for care services.
26 March, 2014
Research by Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation highlights 'increased rationing of social care in response to deep cuts from central government, despite the growing numbers of older people in the population'.
25 March, 2014
Finding against Newham Council, Local Government Ombudsman says that family was given 'Hobson’s choice' when it came to accepting accommodation they were offered - 'they had the choice of something unsuitable or nothing at all.'
25 March, 2014
Guide to maintaining award up until closure of Fund on 30 June 2015.
24 March, 2014
New guidance - which aims to help social workers in their practice and to contribute to good outcomes for service users - also has regulatory purpose as 'failure to follow the guidance could put a social worker's registration at risk'.
20 March, 2014
20 March, 2014
Court holds that criteria for judging whether the living arrangements made for a mentally incapacitated person amount to a deprivation of liberty.
19 March, 2014
Richard Humphries of The King's Fund looks at how social care can meet one of this generation's biggest policy challenges
19 March, 2014
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill - designed to ensure that people have access to clear information, advice and assistance, and to place their voice and rights at the centre of decisions about their care and support - has entered the final stages of scrutiny in the National Assembly.
18 March, 2014
Community Care blog outlines the 'moral and economic case' for social work as key part of adult services.
14 March, 2014
New legislation designed to assist - among others - those physically disabled, seriously ill or mentally incapacitated leaseholders currently unable to benefit from the exercise of their rights, for example to take part in collective enfranchisement or to extend their leases.
14 March, 2014
New regulations issued that set the level of the residential care personal expenses allowance at £24.40 a week from 7 April 2014.
14 March, 2014
'Action Plan sets out a vision which should excite and challenge every council and care provider', says Think Local Act Personal's Co-Chair.
13 March, 2014
Major changes needed to improve outcomes and reduce costs in the care system will be challenging to achieve, says National Audit Office.
13 March, 2014
House of Lords Committee recommends that overall responsibility for the Act be given to an independent body whose task will be to oversee, monitor and drive forward implementation.
11 March, 2014
Doncaster council criticised for deciding that girl, who had moved from North Yorkshire to get away from abusive father, was not their responsibility.
7 March, 2014
New regulations - the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Consequential Modifications & Savings) Order 2014 - updates existing UK and Welsh legislation in consequence of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
7 March, 2014
New King's Fund report argues that health and care services have failed to keep up with dramatic demographic changes, which will see one in five people in England over the age of 65 by 2030.
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