Thursday 21 June 2012

News: Initiative helps elderly abuse victims

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Initiative helps elderly abuse victims
Jun 16th 2012, 15:03

An initiative which invites older people in the borough to support other elderly people who have been victims of abuse is seeking volunteers.

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News: Director of adult sevices to speak at Older People's Forum

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Director of adult sevices to speak at Older People's Forum
Jun 15th 2012, 06:43

Wandsworth's Older People's Forum will be holding a conference next week to discuss services for the elderly in the borough.

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Age UK News: Older people 'still struggle to find work'

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Jun 21st 2012, 13:00

New research suggests that it is more difficult for unemployed people over the age of 50 to get back into work than for any other age group. The report by the think tank Policy Exchange entitled To...

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Centre for Ageing Research and Development: RSS Feed: Seanad Report on The Rights of Older People

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Seanad Report on The Rights of Older People
Jun 21st 2012, 12:49

Following its public consultation and subsequent report, the Seanad debated the situation of older people in the country (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 13th June 2012, 912-931).  The Minister of

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Age NI News: Garden project to help lonely pensioners in Belfast

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Garden project to help lonely pensioners in Belfast
Jun 21st 2012, 00:00

A group that provides support to older people has been awarded a Big Lottery Fund grant. Grow, a community garden project, based in north Belfast, works to improve the lives of those who are isolat...

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News releases: Landmark summit on helping families to juggle work and care

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Landmark summit on helping families to juggle work and care
Jun 20th 2012, 17:42

During Carers Week, employers and HM Government commit to new working group to deliver a 'triple win' for families, employers and the economy.

Today, at a joint summit, business leaders and Government have pledged to take joint action to support families to juggle work with caring for ill, frail and disabled loved ones.

The summit, the first of its kind to focus on care and employment, was jointly hosted by BT and Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow MP and was attended by business leaders, care providers, care technology developers, local government representatives, and European labour market experts.

Alongside evidence from Carers UK on the impact on families' finances and career prospects of giving up work to care[1]; the summit saw evidence from employers, including BT, Sainsbury's and PricewaterhouseCoopers, who report increasing numbers of employees struggling to juggle work with caring for older and disabled relatives. In addition to workplace stress, the business community is facing increasing costs in retraining and recruitment, as an estimated 1 million people are forced to quit their jobs[2], often at the peak of their careers and experience, because they are unable to find the support they need to combine work with caring responsibilities.

Business forum Employers for Carers, chaired by BT and with a membership of over 50 major employers, has led the way in promoting good workplace practice to support staff with caring responsibilities – pointing to the real business benefits in reduced stress and sickness absence and improved staff retention.

To explore how employers, statutory services and providers can work better together, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced at the summit the creation of a new joint working group between Government and employers. The group will look at how reform and innovation in the social care system and stimulation of the market in care services could help provide staff with the support they need to stay in work alongside caring responsibilities.

Paul Burstow MP, Minister for Care Services, said: 'As we prepare to publish plans on the future of care for older and disabled people, this summit has kick-started joint action between Government and the business community to work together on helping carers to juggle work and care. Helping families to stay in work alongside caring not only helps carers' careers and family finances but is crucial for our workforce and economy.'

Caroline Waters OBE, Director of People and Policy for BT Group and Chair of Employers for Carers said: 'We are seeing the mounting costs, not just to families but to business of a care system that often cannot support carers to juggle work with care. Stimulating the care market can deliver an economic triple win – better services for families, the infrastructure to help employers retain skilled staff and a real boost to economic growth.'

Helena Herklots, Chief Executive of Carers UK said: 'Family life is changing and services and workplaces must keep pace. As more and more of us juggle work with childcare and support for older and disabled relatives, we need the services and support to back us up. It is crucial that carers' organisations, Government and employers come together to turn the demographic challenge of rising demand for care into an economic opportunity.'

Norman Lamb, Minister for Employment Relations, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said: 'In tough times employers need to keep their best talent. The expansion of flexible working practices in the care market can help to deliver the services families and business need to help carers stay in work, as well as having the potential to be a real engine for growth.'



[1] The Cost of Caring (2011) Carers UK

[2] One million give up work to care (2009) Carers UK and Department of Work and Pensions

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Age UK News: Eating disorders up in older people

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Jun 21st 2012, 13:00

The number of older people with an eating disorder is on the rise, Anorexia and Bulimia Care (ABC) has warned. The charity runs a scheme which links people suffering from anorexia and bulimia with...

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News from Northern Ireland: Carers on the radio

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Carers on the radio
Jun 20th 2012, 09:57

Thanks to U105 Radio we have a series of ads running over the next month to encourage people to recognise themselves as carers and seek out help and support.

If you haven't heard them yet, here's a sneak preview.... Thank you to Maryann Finnegan, Esme Charles, Margaret Field and Richard Burnside who took to the hot seat and shared their stories for the ads.

Maryann Finnegan Esme Charles

Richard Burnside Margaret Field

 

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Centre for Ageing Research and Development: RSS Feed: New guide on dementia care launched

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New guide on dementia care launched
Jun 21st 2012, 08:49

A new guide on dementia care in Ireland was launched June 19 by Minister of State at the Department of Health Kathleen Lynch.read more

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Centre for Ageing Research and Development: RSS Feed: Social factors play a major role in older adults' health

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Social factors play a major role in older adults' health
Jun 21st 2012, 08:43

Loneliness - the unpleasant feeling of emptiness or desolation - can creep in and cause suffering to people at any age.

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Centre for Ageing Research and Development: RSS Feed: Future dementia care in Ireland: A guide

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Future dementia care in Ireland: A guide
Jun 21st 2012, 09:02

A new guide on dementia  in Ireland was launched June 19 by Minister of State at the Department of Health Kathleen Lynch.read more

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News: £3,000 gap in spending on elderly

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£3,000 gap in spending on elderly
Jun 13th 2012, 06:27

How social services spending for older people can vary by £3,000

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Age UK News: Doctors' strike – what should you do?

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Jun 21st 2012, 00:00

On Thursday, some doctors will be going on strike for the first time in the UK since 1975. Although 4 out of 5 members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voted for the walk-out, many are...

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