archived press releases 2009

2009

December

Number of people paying for care themselves is on the rise

National conference on delivering quality care for older people that is fair but also affordable

PBR and 'efficiency savings' may increase disability poverty: 'Tackling disability poverty' manifesto launched to coincide with Pre-Budget Report

Despite steps forward, Counsel and Care still has major concerns about the quality of care experienced by older people in a care home

Shop online at Counsel and Care's online store for handy mobility equipment to help make your life more comfortable

November

Keep your eye out for your older neighbourhoods during the winter months

Prime Minister's unprecendented pledge for better care for older people 'must be backed by radical vision and proper funding'

The green paper on care funding - could we be on the brink of a sustainable settlement?

Future of a 'National Care Service' hangs in the balance

FirstStop Sees a dramatic increase in callers seeking refunds of care costs or being denied NHS Continuing Care funding

Quality care depends on investment in staff and leadership

'Trust us', Ministers say on the care Green Paper sums

New handbook on choosing, paying for and living in a care home available free for older people, their families and carers

October

22.10.09 Responding to older people's needs: homecare must reflect personalised care, say national charity and homecare professionals representative

19.10.09 Targetted advice, information and advocacy are key to eradicating pensioner poverty, says national charity

12.10.09 Housing 21 report calls for comprehensive action - and leadership - to prepare Britain for the demographic crunch

5.10.09 Making care the big election issue

3.10.09 Making care the big election issue

September

30.09.09 First steps towards a national care service welcomed by Counsel and Care

25.09.09 Going to great lengths for older people: Mark Chapman's sponsored cycle ride for Counsel and Care

18.09.09 A real manifesto for change: Counsel and Care delivers messages from 'VotingAge: an older people's manifesto' at the party conferences

10.09.09 'From deference to disrespect': the Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine bemoans the portrayal of older people in the media

08.09.09 Make it easier for carers to care, say national charity

07.09.09 ElderCare Week 7-13 September 2009: National charity Counsel and Care promotes its high quality Advice Service and calls for everyone to get involved in the Big Care Debate

07.09.09 ElderCare Week 7-13 September 2009: National charity Counsel and Care promotes its high quality advice and information for Westminster residents

07.09.09 Counsel and Care celebrates positive coverage of older people in the media as it announces the winners of its 2009 competition

July

30.07.09 Third sector need stronger role in prevention of pensioner poverty, says national charity

23.07.09 Counsel and Care calls on befriending schemes to join new national network promoting innovation

20.07.09 Counsel and Care welcomes the Green Paper's push for universal information and advice for older people and carers

17.07.09 Hampshire County Council commission national charity to help deliver specialist information and advice to older residents and their carers in Aldershot and Farnborough

14.07.09 Green Paper ambition to create a national care service 'on a par with the NHS' praised by Counsel and Care

13.07.09 Counsel and Care welcomes the new strategy on ageing as key to transforming attitudes towards older people and developing a society with a lifelong approach at its heart

June

29.06.09 Advice for staying cool and alert to the needs of older people with health conditions in the hot weather

26.06.09 'Older people in the media' - Lord Heseltine to give Counsel and Care's 2009 Annual Lecture

19.06.09 Action as well as words needed to tackle the growing care crisis facing older people, their families and carers

09.06.09 Help raise funds for Counsel and Care's runners in the British 10k London run

09.06.09 Older people in the media awards: less than a month to enter

08.06.09 Counsel and Care welcomes new ministers to the Ageing Society agenda

May

29.05.09 Lack of awareness about social care gives cause for grave concern, says national charity
A real manifesto for change: Counsel and Care launches VotingAge: an older people's manifesto

April

30.04.09 Launch of updated guides from national experts on care and support
29.04.09 Care crisis needs urgent and radical response, national conference on care homes told
24.04.09 Professionalising the care workforce and improvements in quality go hand in hand, says national charity, Counsel and Care
22.04.09 Direct action in Budget welcomed, but more isneeded to address the demands of our ageing population, says Counsel and Care
16.04.09 Government must ease the pressure experienced by older people during the recession with direct action, says national charity
09.04.09 Panorama on homecare: advice and information is crucial say national charity
07.04.09 Counsel and Care welcomes Alan Johnson's pledge while also calling for real solutions

March

31.03.09 Counsel and Care calls for a balanced approach to enforcement by the new regulator
26.03.09 The many different voices of older people and their carers must be heard by the new regulator of health and social care
19.03.09 Counsel and Care publishes two guides to help older people struggling in these hard times
17.03.09 Counsel and Care supports the findings of the Laing and Buisson report on dementia care services in the UK
16.03.09 Older people in the media awards: national charity seeks the best (and worst) portrayals of older people
02.03.09 Give consumer power back to older people in care homes

February

25.02.09 Radical reform of care funding needed to put an end to older people losing their home to pay for care
25.02.09 Investing in telecare could save £5 for every £1 spent while improving lives of millions of older people and carers
16.02.09 Working together to improve care and support: the Directory of Services for Older People 2009/10
11.02.09 Older people face social care spending cuts
03.02.09 Counsel and Care says there is no time to lose in putting the ambitious vision behind the first-ever national dementia strategy into practice
03.02.09 New UK advisory forum on ageing welcome, but must be effective say national charity

January

28.01.09 Westminster City Council and PCT commission national charity to help deliver specialist information and advice to older residents
27.01.09 Drive towards greater choice and control over care by older people needs to be stepped up and better funded
20.01.09 National charity supports report on nutritional care to protect vulnerable groups, including older people
17.01.09 Finding and financing care in hard times
06.01.09 Advice on staying warm and well this winter