Social care for disabled adults is in as much crisis as support for elderly people – so why is the government silent about it? | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/05/social-care-disabled-adults-crisis-elderly-people-government-silent #SocialCare #Society #Labour #AndyBurnham #YvetteCooper #Politics #Disability #UkNews #WorldNews
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Social care for disabled adults is in as much crisis as support for elderly people – so why is the government silent about it? | John Harris
By John HarrisWorking-age adults such as my son, who is autistic, face a fragmented and unreliable system, yet ministers talk only of a national care service for older people
#Socialcare #Society #Labour #AndyBurnham #YvetteCooper #Politics #Disability #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JohnHarris
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October is ADHD Awareness Month, so today's care word is neurodiversity.
Neurodiversity is the idea that every brain works in its own way. Differences like autism, ADHD and dyslexia are natural variations in how people think and learn, each with strengths and challenges.
Free course: https://carelearning.org.uk/courses/neurodiversity-awareness-training-course/
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Burnham’s plans for social care and its workers are admirable but changes must come quickly | Heather Stewart
By Heather StewartMoney is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/04/andy-burnham-plans-social-care-workers-changes
#Socialcare #Business #AndyBurnham #Careworkers #Economics #UKnews #Society #Politics #Labour #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart
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‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/oct/04/10-minutes-to-decide-life-changing-call-kinship-carer #Carers #Children #YoungPeople #SocialCare #Society #UkNews #England #Fostering
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‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer
By Patrick Butler Social policy editorThose who have stepped in to keep young family members from going into care in England and Wales say the decision has brought them joy and hardship
#Carers #Children #Youngpeople #Socialcare #Society #UKnews #England #Fostering #TheGuardian #PatrickButlerSocialpolicyeditor