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The new owners of Southern Cross care homes must embrace transparency
For too long the management of care homes has been cloaked in secrecy. We must strive to increase openness, says Peter Hay • The Guardian is mapping what happens to each Southern Cross care home as the data becomes available. See the data The names of the providers that will take over Southern Cross care homes are starting to appear, with the company providing details on the timescales and business processes that are now in play
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The new owners of Southern Cross care homes must embrace transparency
Save our day centres | Nicola Clark
Nicola Clark
My local day centre provides a crucial service for the disabled and their carers – which is why I’m fighting to keep it going Riven Vincent’s pleas to David Cameron struck a chord with me for two reasons: my own caring responsibilities, and the disabled adults with elderly carers whose stories are equally heartbreaking, yet rarely told. The Grange day centre in Shropshire is a place where physically disabled adults between the age of 18 and 60 can learn vital life skills, socialise and get support with their health needs
Mobility Cuts Threaten Return to ‘Dark Old Days’
Removing the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) currently given to disabled people in residential care homes will have a devastating impact on their lives, according to a new survey by the charity Livability.
According to a survey of both residents and staff in the charity’s care homes, the quality of life of more than nine in 10 residents would be affected, with many becoming essentially ‘prisoners’ in their care home, no longer able to afford the specialist transport they need, such as powered wheelchairs, accessible taxis and mobility cars. (more…)
Proposed Mobility Cut ‘Hugely Damaging’
Residential Home charity Martha Trust has joined growing calls for the Coalition Government to scrap its plans to axe the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance for people who live in residential care homes.
Chief Executive Graham Simmons said: “The Government is arguing that people’s travel is already covered in the cost of their care package but this is not always the case. Many Local Authorities require service users to use their mobility component to fund their travel, and the overall fee is reduced accordingly. (more…)
DLA Cuts Under Scrutiny
Government plans to axe the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) currently given to people living in publicly-funded residential care will come under the spotlight in a public debate on Wednesday.
The Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Tom Clarke MP, will focus on how the decision could leave more than 50,000 people isolated.
National charities including Scope and Mencap argue that the money is vital to maintaining many disabled people’s quality of life. A spokesperson for Mencap explained: “Removing this benefit will result in people finding it harder to access these meaningful activities, essentially stripping them of control over their lives and leaving them stuck in their residential care homes.” (more…)
Award for Care Home Manager
A group of care homes, specialising in dementia care in the South East and East Anglia, is celebrating a win at the Surrey Care Awards.
Monica Prosser, who is the Care Home Manager at Carebase’s Acorn Court Care Home in Redhill, was awarded Manager of The Year at the ceremony.
Monica’s Manager of the Year award recognizes her outstanding leadership and management skills in developing a service and team that delivers consistently good results for the Acorn Court residents. (more…)
