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Dame Esther Rantzen Interview
Everycare Eastbourne is delighted to say that they conducted a number of radio interviews with Dame Esther yesterday (and one the day before), talking about pets, older people and the option of live-in care.
There were some excellent interviews and you can hear the interviews here – Please click to listen.
Andy Taylor Managing Director of Everycare Eastbourne said ‘I’m so pleased that Dame Esther feels so passionately about Live in Care that she took time out of her busy schedule to give these interviews’
Everycare Eastbourne provides Live in Care services to the people of Eastbourne and the surrounding area. For further information please contact the office on 01323 430762.
Just one in seven councils in the UK is paying a “fair” price for home care for the elderly, according to a survey.
About 500,000 people rely on the support, which includes help with washing and dressing.
The UK Homecare Association poll of more than 200 councils found 28 paid a “minimum price” of £15.74 an hour.
This is the price the body, which represents the agencies that provide the home care for councils, believes reflects the national minimum wage.
The UKHCA warned if the squeeze on fees continued, the care sector would become “unsustainable”.
For more information on this story visit the BBC News website.
We’re more scared of getting dementia in old age than any other disease such as stroke, cancer and heart disease
- More people fear dementia than stroke or heart disease, a survey found
- Some people say the results show people are talking about dementia
- People worry they won’t be able to afford to care for their elderly relative
- Care for dementia sufferers can cost from about £750 to £1,400 per week
The Live-In Homecare Information Hub, a coalition of 13 of the UK’s leading home care companies said: ‘For decades, dementia in all its forms was the great unspoken.
‘But thanks to people like author Terry Pratchett, who has been very open with his personal experiences of the condition, people are far more willing to talk openly about it”. To find out more check out the full story on the Daily Mail website.
Everycare Eastbourne are proud to announce the launch of the ‘No Place Like Home’ report which they have been involved in putting together with other industry leaders in the expanding Live in Care market.
Andy Taylor, Managing Director of Everycare Eastbourne said ‘We have been working alongside other leading, high quality companies in the Live in Care sector to increase awareness of Live in Care. Currently there are is significant percentage of the population who do not even know that Live in Care exists. They believe that the only solution for them or their loved ones after home care is to move into some form of residential setting, be that a Nursing or Residential home. This report clearly demonstrates that there is a huge pent up and future demand for Live in Care and it is important for us to be involved in shaping the services future to ensure that there are high standards across the board.’
The No Place Like Home report can be downloaded from clicking on the advert above.
