http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/31/half-care-homes-could-close-cash-crisis#comment-62501740 " Cash crisis ‘could close 50% of UK care homes’ "The measure of a nation is how it treats its weakest members." The provision of care for the elderly in this country, has for far too long been in the hands of private companies, where, which ever measure you may use, profit for shareholders is the prime driver. Where government funding is available to these companies to supplement the charges made to residents, then the facility will continue to provide the service. However, when government subsidies are cut of even removed, then the standard of service and even the services themselves will be lowered or removed in order to maintain the "profit margins". Some private care providers try to give a first class service in what are extremely difficult conditions, but recent events have shown us that too many providers have allowed poor care and...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/25/immigrants-not-causing-housing-crisis_n_4161952.html?1382695221&utm_hp_ref=uk Elderly More To Blame For Housing Crisis Than Immigrants Planning Minister Nick Boles Nick Boles, Conservative MP, Planning minister and complete arsehole, claims that the elderly are responsible for the housing crisis. The "crisis" which many commentators and contributors to the comments sections of the Mail, the Telegraph and yes even the Huffington Post, argue does not exist and is in fact no more than a sinister left wing plot created to destabilise the government and create alarm amongst the people. Clearly, Boles is out of step with that analysis. We should perhaps take some comfort in the knowledge that the housing crisis has nothing to do with years of neglect by successive governments and their collective failure to address the problem of affordable housing. Moreover, since Thatcher decreed that building of ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/24/elderly-care-_n_3808625.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Care For Elderly Relatives? You Should Get Time Off Work, Says Hunt Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Clearly, another case of yet another government minister operating mouth before brain. (This seems to be a common phenomenon on the ConDem coalition.) Care for elderly relatives is not, as Mr Hunt seems to think, an activity which can be performed for short periods of time, organised to fit in with a normal working day, albeit a day of flexible hours.Taken to its logical conclusion, Hunt's proposal would require the "carer" to give up employment to provide the relative with anywhere near an adequate level of care. Would the government provide financial or other support for those choosing to provide care rather than work in paid employment? Somehow I think not.