Caring for older people Archives - Page 18 of 26

Liz exposes Cameron’s elderly care costs con

15/11/2013

My research has revealed that pensioners face paying £150,000 for residential care before they hit the so-called ‘cap on care costs’. The average national figure to be funded by pensioners is more than double the £72,000 which Minsters have claimed. Here in the East Midlands, pensioners will face paying more than £190,000 before they […]

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Elderly ‘face £150,000 care bill before hitting cap’

14/11/2013

Liz comments on Labour research that shows the elderly face much higher bills for care than the proposed cap. You can read the story on the Express, Evening Standard and BBC websites.

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Liz meets with residents at the Quadrant

12/11/2013

On November 8th, I met residents at Quadrant House – a complex of flats with extra support to help older people stay living independently. The residents told me they are very concerned about proposals to change the way their personal alarms are funded. They are worried that people will struggle […]

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Leicester West Health and Social Care Forum

05/11/2013

Improving local provision of health and social care is a key priority for me as a constituency MP. In my national role as the Shadow Minister for Care and Older People, I am also leading Labour’s health and care policy review. I set up the Leicester West Health and Social […]

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Liz exposes hidden interest charges

28/10/2013

The Government isn’t being straight with elderly people about the extra costs they will have to pay under their new proposals for funding social care. Interest will be charged on the new universal deferred payment scheme – council loans to help cover care home fees which have to be paid back after a person dies by selling the family home. My Parliamentary […]

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Liz speaks up for family carers

28/10/2013

The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt recently spoke about the important problem of loneliness amongst elderly people, saying families should do far more to look after their relatives. I think Mr Hunt has completely overlooked the amazing work more than six million unpaid family carers do in Britain every single day. These unsung heroes, one in five of whom […]

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Liz criticises Government U-turn on care home loans

28/10/2013

Ministers have repeatedly claimed that their plans mean no one will have to sell their home to pay for the costs of their care. But in a recent House of Lords debate it emerged that only people with assets worth less than £23,500 will be eligible for deferred payments – loans to help cover care home fees, which have to be paid back […]

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Liz champions better housing for people with dementia

15/10/2013

When we talk about people’s health we usually think about the role of GPs, ambulances and hospitals but the reality is that other services and support can have a big impact on a person’s wellbeing. I recently hosted a round table discussion at the Brite Centre to look at the […]

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Liz explains how Labour will stand up for ordinary people

28/09/2013

Liz says the policies announced at Labour’s Party Conference this year will help people on low and middle incomes, in all parts of the country. You can read her article here.

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Liz visits project that helps elderly keep minds active

28/09/2013

Liz visits Agnes House care home on Hinckley Road to see project that helps elderly people keep their minds active. You can read more here.

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Never stop learning

16/09/2013

Just because you’re getting older doesn’t mean you have to stop learning. That’s the ethos behind Learning for the Fourth Age – a brilliant social enterprise in Leicester that uses volunteers to provide learning opportunities for older people in social care. I joined in with one of their recent painting […]

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Liz speaks at East Midlands CARE conference

16/09/2013

On Friday 13th September I spoke at the East Midlands CARE association conference in Leicester. The ageing population is one of the biggest challenges we face as a country and a society, and its particularly important here in the East Midlands because we have the most rapidly ageing population of […]