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Gordon Brown backs 106yearold in care home fight
(Telegraph 14/11/2009)
The hopes of a 106 yearold woman fighting eviction from her care home have been raised after an intervention from the Prime Minister. Gordon Brown has asked Wolverhampton Council to reconsider its plans to remove Louisa Watts, from the home she loves, as part of a cost-cutting exercise. His intervention came after Mrs Watts lost a legal battle in which her solicitor Yvonne Hossack argued that moving the widow, believed to be Britain's fifth oldest woman, could lead to her death.
Woman, 106, loses care home fight
(BBC 07/10/2009)
The family of a 106-year-old woman has lost its campaign to keep her in a Wolverhampton care home, which the council wanted to close to save money. Louisa Watts's family had been fighting to keep Underhill House open and took out an injunction against Wolverhampton City Council to prevent its closure. She moved into the home four years ago and previously said she was happy there and would be very upset to leave.
Fears over care-home drug errors
(BBC 06/10/2009)
Elderly people living in care homes are being put at risk because of sub-standard systems for handing out medicine, according to a report. University of London researchers found seven in 10 residents were victims of drug errors, having carried out half-day snapshot inspections of 55 homes. They blamed inadequate information, over-worked staff, poor teamwork and often complex courses of medication. The government said a review was focusing on medication "weaknesses".
Tories launch care home guarantee
(BBC 02/10/2009)
A "home protection scheme" to prevent older people having to sell their properties to fund long-term care has been unveiled by the Conservatives. In England, residential care costs must be met by the individual if they have assets of more than £23,000. But Tory health spokesman Andrew Lansley said the party would offer a voluntary one-off fee of £8,000 at age 65 to waive residential fees for life.
Half of Scots care homes provide poor diet for OAPs
(The Scotsman 18/09/2009)
NEARLY half of care homes in Scotland are failing to provide vulnerable elderly residents with a diet meeting national standards for nutrition, according to a report released today. The Care Commission, which regulates all adult, child and independent healthcare in Scotland, said it was "concerned" about the high number of complaints it had received. The study analysed inspections of 303 care homes in Scotland and found 49 per cent did not meet the National Care Standards regarding nutrition.
Anger as care home worker jailed for sex attack on OAP
(The Scotsman 01/08/2009)
CHARITY bosses today called for stricter controls on the hiring and training of staff after a frail pensioner was sexually assaulted by a worker at a council-run care home. Joseph Sinja, 32, was taken on at the nursing home in the Capital despite having "absolutely no qualifications" and little training, a court heard yesterday. He was jailed for six years and eight months and placed on the sex offenders' register for the indecent assault on the 76-year-old woman as she clung to a walking frame.
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Longterm care: how to beat the meanest of means tests
(Telegraph 14/07/2009)
Elderly people may no longer have to sell their home to pay care fees under proposals contained in this week's Green Paper on care. Instead they may be forced to buy "insurance" for nursing or residential care at a later stage. But until these proposals become law, many families face funding often crippling care costs for elderly relatives. It is estimated that over the past decade more than 70,000 people have been forced to sell their homes to pay health care fees in their old age.
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Longterm care: your payment options
(Telegraph 14/07/2009)
Entering a care home can be painful financially as well as emotionally. An expert from Saga explains how to make the most of your resources. Who has to pay? Anyone who requires care in a care home and has assets worth over £23,000, which can include property, will have to pay for their care in full. With care home fees averaging £24,700 a year, or £35,100 a year if nursing is required, according to Saga's Cost of Care Report 2008, this does not come cheaply.
'Care insurance' planned for old
(BBC 14/07/2009)
Older people in England could be asked to take out insurance to pay for long-term care in their old age. The idea is thought to be one option proposed by ministers in a green paper due on Tuesday on reform of funding of residential and home-based social care. The current system of means tested social care for elderly and disabled people is widely regarded as unfair. The Tories said ministers had "broken promises" on the issue and vowed to draw up their own long-term care plans.
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