Care Corner Blog
Read the latest thoughts and opinions on all things care related from those working within the care industry
Tackling some big questions, we ask the experts to comment on policy changes, industry criticism and praise, as well as bringing insight to complex issues.
With articles covering childcare and eldercare interests, we look forward to you joining us in any debates, and sharing any articles of ours that you find of interest.
Who Looks After the Carers?
07/06/2013
Some six million people in the UK care for another adult. At some point in our lives we will all have a caring responsibility for a loved one. But most of us don't see ourselves as 'carers', don't get any support and don't look for help. We do it out of love and duty. Carers Week: Identifying and supporting carers One of the main aims of Carers Week which runs from 10-16 June has always...
Choosing the Right Nursery For You and Your Child
06/06/2013
It's important you choose the right nursery for you and your child. Make sure you speak to other families and always try to visit more than one setting to make sure both you and your child feel happy and comfortable. Choosing the best nursery can be...
Grandparents Throw Squeezed Families a Life Line
30/05/2013
Charities Age UK and Grandparents Plus have launched new analysis revealing the informal childcare provided by grandparents is now worth £7.3 billion a year, up from £3.9 billion in 2004. The shifting care paradigm The analysis shows that both the...
Care for Older People to be Reformed Under a Funding Cloud
08/05/2013
The Queen's Speech confirmed the government's plans for a Bill to reform care for older and disabled people and cap the costs of care. More funding cuts for care But the announcement was overshadowed by a warning from directors of adult social...
Choice is Everything
07/05/2013
Listening to a recent call to our Independent Age advice line I couldn't help wishing we'd had the chance to advise the family sooner. The caller, a middle aged woman in Norfolk, was extremely worried about how to carry on paying for her mother's nursing home...
An Insult to Parents and Childcare Professionals?
26/04/2013
The MP for South West Norfolk and education and childcare minister, Liz Truss, has ruffled the feathers yet again of early years and childcare professionals. She claims that 'many nurseries are filled with toddlers running round with no sense of purpose',...
Good Care Guide's Care Home Reviews Now Carried on NHS Choices
25/04/2013
Reviews from consumer feedback website, Good Care Guide, have been selected by the Department of Health to help populate their new care comparison section of the NHS Choices website. NHS Choices and Good Care Guide The initiative, launched on 25th...
Mirror, Mirror, Who is the Fairest - Childcare or Eldercare...?
05/04/2013
When we launched Good Care Guide in February 2012, we had a mixed reception, to put it mildly. For some a 'Trip Adviser style' website for care was long overdue. But others feared it could undermine care businesses. In reality of course the world hasn't...
Making It Easier for Older People and Families to Choose a Care Home
26/03/2013
How do you know which care home would be the best place to move to either for yourself or for an older relative? How do you compare different homes in the area you want to live? At the moment it's with great difficulty. You can read the Care Quality...
New Childcare Tax Break Offers Help to Wealthier Families
19/03/2013
On the face of it, today's announcement by the Government of a tax break on childcare is long overdue good news. With the cost of childcare rocketing, parents are struggling to work and pay for childcare. The Government plans to introduce a tax break of...
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