#social-care — Public Fediverse posts

Salford council slammed for 'inadequate' adult care as relatives left waiting 'years' for support

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/salford-council-slammed-inadequate-adult-33949368

Millions of unpaid UK carers ‘living in agony’, says Louise Casey https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/14/millions-of-unpaid-uk-carers-living-in-agony-says-louise-casey #Carers #SocialCare #LouiseCasey #Society #Politics #UkNews

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/13/older-people-risk-mental-decline-if-they-do-long-hours-of-caring-uk-study-shows #Carers #SocialCare #UkNews #Health #MentalHealth

More details of @llannerch's excellent work in this post https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-views/2026/february/prevention-as-a-paradigm-shift/ #SocialCare #SocialWork

Mahmood, Starmer, Labour and the Reform tendency

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/britain-undermining-care-workers-depends-on-labour-immigration

#Health #NHS #SocialCare #UK #UKPol #Mahmood #Starmer #Reform #UKPol

'Treated like the enemy': Calls for new law after learning disabled people cut off from loved ones - ITV News https://apple.news/AE5kmm3QNR4upStfKJT5oYw
#disability #socialcare #uk

"‘It’s soul-destroying’: struggle to house vulnerable children can leave breaking law as only option" - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/19/struggle-house-vulnerable-breaking-law-only-option
#socialcare #ukpolitics

‘It’s soul-destroying’: struggle to house vulnerable children can leave breaking law as only option https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/19/struggle-house-vulnerable-breaking-law-only-option #SocialCare #Children #Society #ChildProtection #England #UkNews

@wdlindsy I'm 5 years younger than Trump but if/when I become as ill as he clearly was *in his first term* then I'm confident my family will be taking power of attorney over my affairs and looking at care options. His 'cabinet of curiosities' and senior republicans should be prosecuted for abuse of an elderly person, keeping him in place while they pursue their own interests. #Trump #USA #SocialCare

One dead child, abuse and staff smoking cannabis - the shocking allegations at a Greater Manchester care service

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/one-dead-child-abuse-staff-33705296

MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/22/mps-threaten-fresh-inquiry-into-carers-allowance-scandal-amid-redress-delays #CarersAllowance #Carers #Benefits #Welfare #SocialCare #Society #UkNews

Superannuation should be used for aged care, not inherited by next generation, aged care CEO says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/21/superannuation-should-be-used-for-aged-care-not-inherited-by-next-generation-aged-care-ceo-says #AgedCare #LaborParty #AustralianPolitics #SocialCare #Superannuation #AustraliaNews

Watchdog takes over running of home for adults with learning disabilities https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/19/charity-commission-william-blake-house-northamptonshire-adults-learning-disabilities-investigation #SocialCare #Northamptonshire #EdDavey #UkNews #Charities

Poo on the floor, eight lost teeth and 'no support': The devastating finds at inadequate Manchester care home

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/poo-floor-eight-lost-teeth-33580385

The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/10/britain-social-care-politicians-public-national-care-service?CMP=share_btn_url
#socialcare #ukpolitics

Elderly resident left horrifically burned - what happened next saw nursing home and manager paying out more than £46,000

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/elderly-resident-left-horrifically-burned-33560970

Roy Lilley (NHSManagers.net) argues that the idea another review of social care will resolve the issue misunderstands the problem with social care;

the 12 year old Social Care Act, actually contains most of what is needed to start to deal with the problems in social in England & Wales.... the obstruction is not a lack of a strategy or plan, its the unwillingness of the Treasury to fund the complete & proper implementation of the SCA2014.

#politics #SocialCare

https://harrowtogether.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/An-Overview-of-the-Care-Act-2014.pdf

Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/06/louise-casey-englands-social-care-system-faces-moment-of-reckoning #SocialCare #LouiseCasey #Dementia #Alzheimers #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Society #UkNews #OlderPeople

More than half of Manchester's children live in the top 10 per cent of England's most deprived areas

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/more-half-manchesters-children-live-33538883

📈 Nationally, the proportion of households led by over-65s will increase from 29% to 35% by 2047, according to Telegraph analysis.

CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham and CG Co-Director Professor Melinda Mills discuss the complexities of the UK's #ageingpopulation ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/28/east-devon-old-age-capital-britain/

#ageing #demography #socialcare #ruralcommunities #housing #healthcare #longevity #populationchange #agefriendly #Devon #UKpolicy #publicservices #socialpolicy #laterlife

Labour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/02/labour-council-minister-steve-reed-moral-bankruptcy-social-care-dispute #LocalGovernment #SocialCare #Labour #England #UkNews #LocalPolitics #CountyDurham #NorthOfEngland

Ooh! https://newfamilysocial.podbean.com/

#adoption #foster #podcast #podcasts #family #UK #queer #LGBT #LGBTQ #BlackLGBTQ #LGBTQI #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA2S #adopt #adoptee #kids #children #SocialCare #FoundFamily #ForgedFamily #FitTogetherFamily #idfk

"The reason we need international recruits is because no government has given us any solutions to getting a domestic workforce.

“Who is going to look after the people that we support?"

#SocialCare #Healthcare #Migration #UKPolitics #Nursing

Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts | Nursing | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/26/drop-in-overseas-workers-uk-hospitals-and-care-homes

Kinship carers in England to be given financial support in government pilot https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/27/kinship-carers-in-england-to-be-given-financial-support-in-government-pilot #Carers #Children #YoungPeople #SocialCare #England #Poverty #Society #UkNews

Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/26/drop-in-overseas-workers-uk-hospitals-and-care-homes #Nursing #Hospitals #SocialCare #Nhs #ImmigrationAndAsylum #UkNews

Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog enquiry https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/25/ed-davey-accuses-william-blake-house-care-home-trustee-embezzlement #SocialCare #EdDavey #Northamptonshire #UkNews #Charities

📖 New article contributes novel findings on the #spatial and #temporal patterns of #ageing and age mixing in #Scotland, with relevance for broader debates on #health and #socialcare provision, #housing accessibility and equity, and #population sustainability.

The Connecting Generations 'Community resilience and social coherence' project team used the #Scottish #Census of 2011 and 2022 to understand patterns and trends in the #geographies of ageing and age mixing: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psp.70217

'Amazing' service in Oldham saved from closure... for now

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/amazing-service-oldham-saved-closure-33447843

‘Betrayed’: 21 Hartlepool councillors threaten to quit Labour over care budget https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/17/hartlepool-councillors-threaten-to-quit-labour-childrens-social-care-budget #CountyDurham #Labour #LocalGovernment #NorthOfEngland #Politics #SocialCare #Children #UkNews #England