Looks at the advances in diagnosis and treatment for people with dementia. Explains how, although access to services are improving, the Bill for long-term care could be huge with consequent uncertainty for sufferers.
Looks at the advances in diagnosis and treatment for people with dementia. Explains how, although access to services are improving, the Bill for long-term care could be huge with consequent uncertainty for sufferers.
Subject terms:
medication, long term care, older people, treatment, therapy and treatment, access to services, dementia, diagnosis, financing;
Discusses the lack of services for people with dementia against the background of an ageing population.
Discusses the lack of services for people with dementia against the background of an ageing population.
Subject terms:
nursing homes, older people, professional registration, resource allocation, service closure, social care provision, care homes, dementia, demographics, financing;
The residential care sector for older people is in a state of upheaval as councils, faced by high costs, look to tender out provision to the private sector. This article looks at how residents are fighting to prevent such moves.
The residential care sector for older people is in a state of upheaval as councils, faced by high costs, look to tender out provision to the private sector. This article looks at how residents are fighting to prevent such moves.
Subject terms:
local government, local government finance, mixed economy of care, older people, service closure, service users, care homes, financing;
Care home closures, underfunded local authority provision and growing concerns over private pensions are making old age a time of hardship and worry. The author examines the potential for improving this state of affairs.
Care home closures, underfunded local authority provision and growing concerns over private pensions are making old age a time of hardship and worry. The author examines the potential for improving this state of affairs.
Subject terms:
hospitals, information services, nursing homes, needs, older people, quality of life, social care provision, age discrimination, assessment, care homes, direct payments, discharge, financing;