When it’s finally published, the government’s green paper needs to recognise the scale of dementia
Policy on dementia needs a shake-up
Policy on dementia needs a shake-up
The introduction of mechanisms that mimic the market add unnecessary levels of bureaucracy.
A new report on social isolation in care homes has been launched by the Relatives and Residents Association (R&RA). The findings show that at least 40,000 elderly people in care homes in England are living in social isolation and that as many as 13,000 are completely ‘without kith or kin’ and receive no letters, calls or visits at all.