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
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
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31 Aug 2010
The Great British Care Awards are delighted to announce that Counsel and Care are to be the charity partner for the Carer's Award category for the 2010 regional awards. (more...) -
24 Aug 2010
Tunstall Lifecare celebrates Counsel and Care's ElderCare Week - win peace of mind for a year. (more...) -
23 Aug 2010
Counsel and Care has today set out its view on the outcome of the serious case review report into the deaths of Mr & Mrs Randall in Northamptonshire earlier this year. (more...)
