Tag Archive for: elderly

Elderly care: do we care?

A report by Age UK on Monday suggests that despite claims by Government that they are increasing funding…

MPs debate Care for the Dying

David Burrowes headed up a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday among around 20 MPs in a positive reflection…

Nursing Initiative: More tinkering at the edges?

In the face of a growing and alarming number of reports on poor standards of care for vulnerable patients…

Calls for action on care need to be heeded

When I wrote last July about how the findings of the Dilnot Commission into the funding of social care…

Practising compassion and justice

Having just got back from a two day conference in the Netherlands on researching and teaching spiritual…
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A politically incorrect final solution for Britain’s growing elderly population

The BBC has reminded us this week that today's 20-year-olds are three times more likely to live to…

Dilnot lays some tentative foundations

Monday saw the publication of the Dilnot Report – the latest in a long line of reports and studies…

Human rights of the elderly once again being neglected

Today saw the publication of yet another in a series of damning reports on the failures of our care system. …
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June) – A reminder to treasure, honour and protect the older members of our community

You are unlikely to read about it in the British press, but today, 15 June, is World Elder Abuse Awareness…

The collapse of Southern Cross – is capitalism crushing care and compassion?

As the country’s biggest independent provider of care homes for the elderly sinks deeper into a financial…

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