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News Tag: News. Alzheimer's Society letter to Prime Minister on her resignation Alzheimer's Society Chief Executive Jeremy Hughes has written a letter to Theresa May following the announcement that the Prime Minister will resign on 7 June. Read more
News Tag: News. PM Fails to Set Release Date for Long Awaited Adult Social Care Plan The Prime Minister failed to set a date for the publication of the long-awaited Green Paper on adult social care after she was challenged by a Tory MP. Read more
News Tag: News. Four Seasons Health Care goes into administration - Alzheimer's Society responds Four Seasons Health Care, one of Britain's largest care home companies, has gone into administration. The group cares for 17,000 residents and employs 22,000 people. Read more
News Tag: News. A&E visits on the rise for people with dementia - Alzheimer's Society comments More people with dementia than ever are being rushed to hospital A&E departments for support and then staying in hospital for a short time, according to new statistics. Read more
News Tag: News. Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care New findings from Age UK show that hundreds of thousands of people, predominantly women, are taking on the majority of social care in the UK. Read more
News Tag: News. Theresa May warned over plans for £100,000 cap on care costs - Alzheimer's Society comment The Prime Minister has been warned by her Health Secretary that plans for a £100,000 care cap will cost billions and lead to significant tax rises, it was reported today. Read more
News Tag: News. Government launches adult social care recruitment drive - Alzheimer's Society comment The Government has launched a recruitment campaign to try to plug a hole of 110,000 vacancies in the social care workforce. Read more
Real stories Fighting for better: Alzheimer’s Society turns 40 As we mark 40 years of the Society, we speak to the campaigners working to end injustice for everyone affected by dementia. As we mark 40 years of the Society, we speak to the campaigners working to end injustice for everyone affected by dementia. ... 31 January 2019
News Tag: News. Human Rights Watch report into social care assessments Older people in England, including with dementia, are at risk of not getting enough help to live independent, dignified lives because of inequalities with assessments for social services, according to report. Read more
News Tag: News. NHS Long Term Plan to tackle major killer conditions The NHS Long Term Plan, published today, promises to save almost half a million more lives with practical action on major killer conditions and investment in cutting edge treatments. Read more
News Tag: News. Social care reform threatened by Brexit turmoil Our comment in response to today’s reports that the social care Green Paper may have been ‘ditched’ to free resources for no-deal Brexit planning Read more
News Tag: News. BBC drama, ‘Care’, tackles social care crisis Alzheimer’s Society has warned that the story at the heart of a new BBC1 drama, Care, is too often the reality for countless people at the mercy of a broken social care system Read more