9 September, 2021
8 September, 2021
New survey of Social Services Directors also shows a sharp rise in number of people waiting more than six months for a care assessment
7 September, 2021
Costs of the plan will be met by a UK-wide 1.25 per cent 'health and social care levy' paid by working adults, including those working above state pension age
19 August, 2021
Cases dating back to 2017 will be reviewed if further complaints received that top-up fees were charged without a genuine offer of affordable alternative placements
9 August, 2021
Proposals represent 'biggest public sector reform since the creation of the NHS', says Minister
6 August, 2021
Case is a stark reminder of what can go wrong when people move from self-funded to council-funded care, says Ombudsman
28 July, 2021
19 July, 2021
Commission to look at whether social care decisions can be meaningfully challenged if they fall short, and if existing ways to do so are accessible and effective
16 July, 2021 Open access
16 July, 2021 Open access
15 July, 2021
Blanket policy meant some people in the Bexley area were paying over the odds, and more than the costs incurred by the council
15 July, 2021
Failings identified in Lincolnshire County Council funding processes four years ago in respect of complainant’s father were repeated when mother went into residential care
9 July, 2021
10 years on from the Dilnot Commission report, Care and Support Alliance calls on the government to 'fix social care, once and for all'
6 July, 2021
Bill introduces a new legal duty for the Care Quality Commission to review and assess performance of local authorities in discharging their 'regulated care functions'
21 June, 2021
New research by Age UK highlights growing demand for care services with ‘chronic underfunding’ failing to keep pace
17 June, 2021
17 June, 2021
Failure to account for individual circumstances went against Care Act 2014 guidance and appeared to show a fettering of discretion
16 June, 2021 Open access
Public Accounts Committee calls for end to 'decades of neglect' for adults needing care
16 June, 2021 Open access
Trend is ‘unsustainable’, and shows why the government must publish its plans for social care as a matter of urgency, says Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
