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Everycare Cardiff is delighted to announce that it has been recognised as one of the leading care agencies in South Wales by being voted by homecare.co.uk as one of the top 10 agencies in South Wales.
The homecare.co.uk Top 10 Agency Awards 2016 highlights the most recommended Agencies in each region of the UK.
The Awards are based on over 4,000 Reviews by Service Users and and Family / Friends of service Users from 1st April 2014 to 1st April 2016. Specifically, they use the Review Score, as of 1st of April 2016, which is calculated using a combination of the number of reviews and the average of each of the ratings.
Agencies are excluded from the awards if they are not compliant with their regulatory authority at the time of the announcement of the Awards (14th April 2016).
The dignity, health and wellbeing of older people and those with disabilities in England are in danger, health and care groups warn.
In a joint submission to the Treasury ahead of November’s Spending Review, 20 organisations said the care sector was facing a “deepening crisis”.
They have called for funding to councils to be protected, as is happening with the NHS.
Ministers said investment in health would also benefit the care sector.
The government pointed out that plans were being put in place to ensure greater joint working between the two sectors that would relieve some of the pressures.
However, the signatories of the submission, who include leaders of councils, the NHS, care providers and charities, said that they still feared for the future. The document said that the market was “fragile” with councils forced to freeze fees and providers exiting the sector.
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One in three people born in the UK this year is projected to develop dementia in their lifetime, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
The charity described the forecast as a “looming national health crisis”. The figures were based on current life expectancies and the risk of people developing dementia as they age.
However, there is acknowledgement that the figures – projecting what could be happening 100 years in the future – are only an estimate. More than 800,000 people in the country are already affected by the disease, which is caused by the destruction of brain cells.
Age is the biggest risk factor for dementia and rising life expectancies could increase the number of people living with the condition. Heart disease, diabetes, smoking and a lack of exercise are also linked to the condition.
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One out of every five elderly people in the UK who feel lonely say they have no-one to turn to, a survey indicates. The Campaign to End Loneliness charity says older people need a “range of support” to help them fight loneliness.
Transport and technology are essential to support the elderly, says the charity, as it launches an online guidance service for local authorities.
The Local Government Association says given tightening budgets, it gives the best possible care to those in need.
As its survey on loneliness is published, the charity warns that earlier research has shown loneliness and isolation are as risky to health in older people as “smoking 15 cigarettes a day”.
The charity is calling on local authorities to “take the lead” in tackling loneliness in older people.
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