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Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has revealed that the government will be looking to try to keep people at home supported by home care services and increasingly the affordable option of Live in Care, rather than admit them to Nursing or residential homes as part of the ‘social care green paper’.
Matt Hancock told peers at the House of Lords Economic Affairs committee on Tuesday: “I think there’s a big opportunity to make social care better for the individual being cared for and better value for money by a shift from residential to domiciliary care.
Referring to other countries who have already made a ‘big shift’ he said: “A Norwegian minister told me that they had moved from essentially 80 per cent residential to 80 per cent domiciliary care.
Home care ‘cheaper’ and ‘better clinically’
A huge number of people with ‘mental impairments’ such as learning disabilities, dementia and Parkinson’s are missing out on discounts on their council tax bills, due to a lack of awareness.
An investigation by MoneySavingExpert.com revealed that many people with a ‘severe mental impairment’ have been eligible for a council tax discount for years. In England, Scotland and Wales, if you live on your own and have a severe mental impairment you don’t have to pay council tax and you can claim back any that you have paid while you were living alone. If you live with an adult with severe mental impairment you are entitled to a 25 per cent council tax discount.
Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, said: “Many of the most vulnerable within our society, those who are living with a ‘severe mental impairment’, have been eligible for a council tax discount for years, but sadly, across Britain they have rarely been about told it – meaning they’ve missed out on money that could’ve transformed their quality of life.
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Carrying out even basic activities in older age might help maintain brain health.
Recent research suggests that doing even low-intensity physical activity allows older people to reduce their risk of dementia.
There are several factors can affect a person’s chance of developing dementia.
Some of the factors, such as age and genetics, are unavoidable. Others, such as smoking and other unhealthful behaviors, are lifestyle choices that a person can change.
Regularly exercising and eating a healthful diet may prevent the onset of symptoms, say the Alzheimer’s Association.
However, a new study that appears in the journal Neurology has revealed that any kind of physical activity — including basic tasks such as doing housework — may protect a person’s brain when they have already reached old age.
To read more about this visit the Medical news today website.
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