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£50m boost for home adaptations as care reforms delayed

Health Minister Stephen Kinnock announces extra £50m for Disabled Facilities Grant in 2025-26, supporting home adaptations. Government vows action despite Baroness Casey's care commission not reporting until 2028.

£50m boost for home adaptations as care reforms awaited

Health Minister Stephen Kinnock announces a £50m funding increase for the Disabled Facilities Grant, supporting home adaptations for thousands while a major care commission continues its work. Discover the government's plans.

Lawsuit Filed in Philadelphia Nursing Home Blast

Four people injured in a Pennsylvania nursing home explosion have filed a negligence lawsuit against the facility and the gas utility. The blast killed two and injured twenty others.

UnitedHealth sued over nursing home deaths

Three wrongful death lawsuits allege UnitedHealth's cost-cutting tactics in nursing homes endangered elderly residents. Whistleblowers claim pressure to reduce hospitalisations led to fatal delays.

Gov Plan: More People to Die at Home, Not Hospital

The UK government unveils a major plan to reform end-of-life care, allowing more people to choose to die at home. The move aims to end the 'postcode lottery' and prevent traumatic hospital deaths.

Trump bill reclassifies nursing, sparks outrage

Nursing organisations warn Trump's student loan bill, which reclassifies nursing as a non-professional degree, threatens patient care and the future of the profession. Read the full analysis.

Woman, 88, moved 121km due to aged care shortage

An 88-year-old woman broke her neck and three other bones, then had to move 121km from family after selling her home for aged care. Queensland's crisis sees 1,100 stuck in hospitals.

Two-Thirds of UK Nurses Work While Sick

A Royal College of Nursing survey reveals 66% of nurses work while unwell due to understaffing and stress. Urgent investment is needed to protect staff and patient care.

Paul Ogrady saves pensioner from care home eviction

Heartwarming story reveals how TV star Paul Ogrady intervened to save 89-year-old Betty Smith from being forced out of her home of 40 years after council care cuts threatened her independence.

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