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New Year must address scandal of inadequate social care

03/01/2012

Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has entered the debate on social care to call for the creation of a National Care Service, funded through general taxation and based on care needs rather than ability to pay.

Government sets up Working Group on frozen pensions

After continuing pressure from the public and MPs, coordinated by the International Consortium of British Pensioners, the government has decided to set up an official Working Group to look into the issue of frozen pensions.

The Working Group has a number of members including officials from the Treasury and the International Consortium of British Pensioners.

Elderly patients need more care

Elderly patients are being released from NHS trusts up to four times later than others because of the delay it takes for a specialist to see them, according to newly released research by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN).

The figures come after a report attacked the standard of dementia care in hospitals, with staff accused of ignoring patients suffering from the condition.

Ring any bells?

Charlie came to his first AA meeting when he had just turned 72, three years ago. He had enjoyed growing up in a Kent village and trained to become a chef, which led to a career that was varied and enjoyable. Married in his thirties to a lovely local girl they lived happily together and often enjoyed a bottle of wine with their weekend meals.

iPAD trial for elderly patients

Elderly dementia patients have been handed iPADS - as part of a pioneering study into how the devices can help them communicate.

It is thought that the touchscreen hand-held computers can help pensioners who are not able to use a mouse or a keyboard.

Women facing pension trauma

Pensions experts have claimed that women face a rough ride in old age unless they bridge the gap with men and start saving more for retirement.

Researchers discovered that 59 per cent of women were not saving for a pension, compared to 52 per cent of men, during a recent study.

How the UK will beat this Winter’s Big Freeze…

Isa Lavahun on 01273 760956 or Isa@propellernet.co.uk to go with Hi-Tec boots story Given that the past two winters have seen snow, ice and freezing temperatures causing absolute chaos, it’s no wonder that serious preparations are being made for when the cold weather hits this year.

Weather experts are predicting below average temperatures throughout the winter months, with snowfall from this month through to January, and councils all over the country are taking various steps to reduce disruptions.

Pensioners make fighting fund for solicitor to stop cuts to sheltered housing and care homes

Solicitor Yvonne Hossack who helped the disabled and elderly by preventing the closure of 80 care homes was refused legal aid to prevent the removal of Sheltered Housing Wardens from Sheltered Housing Schemes.

Yvonne fought a high profile legal battle to prevent Barnet and Portsmouth Council removing Wardens from their boroughs. If removed it would leave the elderly and most vulnerable at risk.

Campaigners criticise Warm Home scheme for failing to reach those in need

Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has warned that the government’s new Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme needs urgent reform to prevent hundreds of thousands of older people missing out on much needed support with their energy bills.

Share a joke and spread a little happiness this Christmas with Age UK

Age UK campaign We all love that warm fuzzy feeling you get from sharing a laugh with others, and now it’s official: 91 per cent of people agree laughter infectious and 88 per cent agree it usually makes them feel happy to hear someone else laugh’.

Age UK releases these figures today in a bid to spread laughter and happiness as Christmas approaches.

What's different about alcohol for older people?

As we get older, our bodies change. It also means that we become more sensitive to the effects of alcohol. We also react more slowly and tend to lose our sense of balance.

So, even if we drink the same amount of alcohol, as we get older it is likely to affect us more than younger people.

Last chance to take responsibility to combat loneliness this Christmas

With only days before the last Royal Mail posting date for Christmas, the Campaign to End Loneliness is calling on us all to reach out to older neighbours or family who might be isolated or lonely over Christmas.

Brits risking financial shock in old age by failing to save for care

People are risking financial shock in retirement as new international research from Bupa has found that Brits are the least likely to think they will need to save in the future for the costs of care in old age.

The international Bupa Health Pulse study, which surveyed more than 13,000 people in 12 countries, found that less than a third (30%) of Brits think that they will need to put money aside in the future to fund their care in later life, the lowest of all countries polled.

Elderly still suffer highest rate of inflation despite inflation easing for all age groups

The latest figures from the Alliance Trust Research Centre show that all households saw a decline in their inflation rates in November. However, the elderly households continue to face the highest rates of inflation. The over 75 year old households faced an inflation rate of 5.6% in November, down from 5.8% in October.

Cancer breakthrough

Scientists have discovered a master switch which can turn off the growth of cancerous cells.

Ground-breaking research exposed mutations in one specific cancer gene which can control how parts of genes slot together to create proteins.

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