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  1. Factsheet - Paying for care and support at home (PDF)

    1 of 27 Factsheet 46 Paying for care and support at home May 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains charging for social care services in places other than care homes, mainly related to services ... to be a self-funder following a financial assessment. This means you are expected to fully fund the care services to meet your needs. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period May 2026

  2. Why call it care when nobody cares? - Age UK campaign report (March 2018)

    experience the crisis in social care “Why call it care when nobody cares?” We asked 127 older people and their families, around the country, in depth about the social care system, its successes, failures ... failures and how it could be improved. Quick Summary “Why call it care, when nobody cares?” An Age UK campaign report about how older people and their families experience the crisis in social care2 Key stats

  3. Age UK Response Skills for Care Adult Social Care Workforce - April 2018 (PDF)

    Evidence submission Age UK evidence to Skills for Care Adult Social Care Workforce Consultation April 2018 Consultation Reference Number: 1518 Joel.Lewis@ageuk.org.uk / Tom.gentry@ageuk ... Question 1a. Which of the below would have the most impact on increasing recruitment in the adult social care workforce?  New routes to entry  Specific return to practice scheme  Career development and pathways

  4. Factsheet - Paying for permanent residential care

    residential care April 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet has information about the financial help that may be available from the local authority if you need to live permanently in a care home. It also ... also covers arranging and paying for care yourself. You may find it helpful to read other Age UK factsheets on residential care funding and social care service provision and on free NHS Continuing Healthcare

  5. Policy position: end of life care (PDF)

    End of life care (England) May 2019 Everyone has the right to expect services and support that help them to achieve a dignified and pain-free death, with choice in how they are cared for in their ... achieve a ‘good death’ and to choose how they are cared for in their final months and days. This should include access to high quality palliative care services (including pain management) which supports

  6. Policy position: health and care integration (PDF)

    Policy Position Paper Health and care integration (England) March, 2016 Older people must be able to expect public services to work together to meet their health and care needs and take account of their ... their circumstances. Health and care integration should enable older people and their carers to achieve greater control over their health and well-being and maintain their independence. Key issues People

  7. Policy position: social care assessment (PDF)

    Policy Position Paper Social Care Assessment and Eligibility (England) May 2019 Older people must be able to expect full consideration of their individual care and support needs and access to ... to services that will fully meet them. The Care Act 2014 introduced new standard assessment criteria for local authority funded care and support. The Act replaced the previous locally determined criteria

  8. Care in Crisis - Supporter pack (PDF)

    Meet your MP and tell them how the care system is letting many people down. On Friday 12 October can you meet with your MP to tell them how the care system is failing to support those that desperately ... help? You could have direct experience of needing care, or supporting someone who has. Or you could simply be someone who can see that our social care system isn’t working for those that need it. We’ll

  9. Factsheet - Intermediate care and reablement (PDF)

    Page 1 of 12 Factsheet 76 Intermediate care and reablement May 2026 About this factsheet This factsheet explains intermediate care, which also includes reablement. It describes its characteristics and ... and the referral and assessment process for this short-term NHS and social care support that aims to help you: ⚫ avoid unnecessary admission to hospital ⚫ be as independent as possible after a hospital stay

  10. Policy position: care homes (PDF)

    Paper Care Homes (England) May 2019 Care home residents must be able to maintain their personal identity and contact with family and community, and be protected against abuse, poor care and breaches ... rights. Life in a care home Living in a care home is not just about receiving care. For many older residents, particularly those with dementia, a residential care setting could be their home

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