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#carers — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #carers, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
    By Bethanie Alderson

    The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann

    #Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

  2. Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
    By Eva Blandis

    Criminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/int

    #Courts #Carers #Disabilities #SupportServices #EvaBlandis

  3. My generation shouldn’t be scared of a care tax – we’re paying one already | Gaby Hinsliff
    By Gaby Hinsliff

    If Andy Burnham is minded to grasp the nettle, he will need to sell it to people like me. The right will call it a ‘death tax’ – why not a levy for ageing well?

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Socialcare #Society #Carers #AndyBurnham #Inheritancetax #Politics #UKnews #Alzheimers #Taxandspending #TheGuardian #GabyHinsliff

  4. 📝 The UK government's #PensionsCommission interim report - it's encouraging to see CPC-CG research referenced and acknowledged in the report, which sets out the challenges that the UK's #pensions system is facing to 2050.

    The report cites research led by CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou, which shows that policies encouraging #older adults to remain in #employment are in direct conflict with the rising reliance on informal #carers to provide #socialcare.

    Links in comments

    #pension

  5. 📑 JOB VACANCY

    #ResearchFellow post within the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Connecting Generations programme.

    Examining fuller #workinglives and #care provision for individuals in later life in the UK and internationally.

    📨 Apply by 11 April: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?

    #carers #socialcare #ageing #gerontology #southampton #JobVacancy #JobOpportunity