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Peter Westland obituary

03-04-2023 21:58

My friend and mentor Peter Westland, who has died aged 90, was one of the first directors of social services in the UK, and later had a significant influence on social care at the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (AMA), where he campaigned against the marketisation of care services.Peter was born in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, to Fred, a railway shunter, and Kathleen (nee Kemp), a housewife who occasionally took in washing. He attended Scunthorpe grammar school and at the age of 23, aft

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Abbeyfield bucks the trend and welcome hundreds of employees and volunteers over the age of 50

03-04-2023 12:02 via careindustrynews.co.uk

The Abbeyfield Society, a leading charity providing accommodation and support for older people, is bucking the trend by welcoming hundreds of employees and volunteers over the age of 50 through its doors.As of February 2023, over 50% of Abbeyfield’s staff were over 50 years of age. Almost 600 employees in this age bracket are employed in a diverse array of jobs at the charity, which manages nearly 100 care homes, supported housing schemes and independent living complexes nationwide.

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NSPCC warns against framing grooming gangs problem as ethnicity-based

03-04-2023 10:22

Sir Peter Wanless welcomes creation of taskforce but says ‘there must be a focus on more than just race’Politics live - latest updatesThe NSPCC and experts on grooming gangs have warned ministers against framing the issue as one based around ethnicity, warning this could hamper efforts to tackle a crime that a Home Office report said was carried out predominantly by white men.One expert said Suella Braverman, who has argued that grooming gangs are “almost all” made up of

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Would my mum lose her house and savings if she had to go into care?

03-04-2023 08:00

She wonders whether to give her property to me and my brother or buy a place with meQ My mum would like to give her property to me and my brother, as she is worried that if she had to go into a care home she would lose her house and savings. I have read about deprivation of assets and am just curious to know how the council decide that this has occurred.Another option my mum and I have been considering is buying a property together. That way I can care for her if she gets sick. Again, if she did

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