http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead older people news and articles on elderly health from Community Care as soon as they are published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT60http://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/108745/podcast-direct-payments-and-age-discrimination.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/04/108745/podcast-direct-payments-and-age-discrimination.htmlNewsMark Ivory asks Simon Heng whether direct payment users should be compelled to CRB check their employees in the latest Ivory Tower podcast.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/03/108730/dh-funded-study-2bn-to-eliminate-ageism-in-mental-health.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/03/108730/dh-funded-study-2bn-to-eliminate-ageism-in-mental-health.htmlNewsA Department of Health-funded study has estimated that it would cost £2bn to eliminate age discrimination in mental health services in England.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:46:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108699/research-ethnic-minority-elders-and-outcomes.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108699/research-ethnic-minority-elders-and-outcomes.htmlNewsEach week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:19:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108707/news-round-up-eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108707/news-round-up-eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge; £370 'a living wage'; Self-harming in prison: the gruesome truth; Tory councils told: 'Say no to Labour' Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108708/eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/108708/eastenders-to-tackle-child-sex-abuse.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge; £370 'a living wage'; Self-harming in prison: the gruesome truth; Tory councils told: 'Say no to Labour' Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/27/108670/thousands-more-council-workers-vote-to-strike.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/27/108670/thousands-more-council-workers-vote-to-strike.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- More rights to medical treatment for the elderly; Let companies run state schools for profit, says Sir Simon Milton; NHS review calls for more nursing careFri, 27 Jun 2008 08:07:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/27/108669/news-round-up-thousands-more-council-workers-vote-to-strike.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/27/108669/news-round-up-thousands-more-council-workers-vote-to-strike.htmlNewsOther headlines in today's papers include:- More rights to medical treatment for the elderly; Let companies run state schools for profit, says Sir Simon Milton; NHS review calls for more nursing careFri, 27 Jun 2008 08:06:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/108666/harriet-harman-equality-bill-will-ban-ageism-in-services.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/108666/harriet-harman-equality-bill-will-ban-ageism-in-services.htmlNewsEqualities secretary Harriet Harman today promised to ban age discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:16:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/108658/alzheimers-society-thousands-paying-dementia-tax-for-care.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/108658/alzheimers-society-thousands-paying-dementia-tax-for-care.htmlNewsThe Alzheimer's Society said today that thousands of people with dementia are being charged “significant amounts” for basic care which is often poor quality.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:09:00 GMThttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/25/108648/ivan-lewis-eligibility-system-needs-shake-up-but-rationing-to-stay.htmlhttp://communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/25/108648/ivan-lewis-eligibility-system-needs-shake-up-but-rationing-to-stay.htmlNewsCare services minister Ivan Lewis has said the current adult care eligibility criteria system should be overhauled but a system of rationing is unavoidable.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:33:00 GMT