State of Care in Britain today – we need a revolution
I would welcome today’s the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) State of Care report. No doubt another frenzy of judgemental headlines will follow. Who will get the blame this time?The findings of this...
View ArticleWe can’t assume informal support will plug the care funding gap
As the social care funding debate continues, JRF’s evidence warns against viewing informal support simply as an ‘additional resource to be tapped into’, says Ilona Haslewood.The Coalition Government’s...
View ArticleWe need a plan to care for our ageing society
Our care system is based on the needs of a society that no longer exists – we need a very different plan for a very different society, says John Kennedy.Today’s Association of Directors of Adult Social...
View ArticleHelp me find out how to address the UK care crisis
The issues affecting care homes never seem to change. Why not? Today, John Kennedy launches a year-long inquiry into how to make care work.Ever since I first worked as a care assistant in the...
View ArticleCan we really improve care while support staff are treated so poorly?
Do we really believe that poor, unfair treatment of care support workers will give us the standard of care we demand? Society should put its money where its indignation is, says John Kennedy.Today has...
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