Secret court in control of a £2billion fortune: It holds the assets of 16,000 vulnerable people - but pays them paltry interest
A secret court is controlling £2billion of assets of thousands of elderly and mentally impaired people and paying them a paltry rate of interest.The controversial actions of the
Posted by Julie Whittaker on Fri, 10 May 2013
Dementia victims face crime wave on doorstep
A LOOMING £1bn cash crisis could leave dementia sufferers at greater threat from rogue traders who are exploiting cutbacks in social services to target some of the most vulnerable members of society.Trading standards officers have wa...
Posted by Julie Whittaker on Fri, 10 May 2013
Doing it for Dad
Taking charge of my father's life now that he has dementiaIt doesn't look like much, this little document with so much sway over my life. Twenty-five pages of A4, wonkily stapled and shaded dark from the photocopier, a mug stain on the fro...
Posted by Julie Whittaker on Fri, 3 May 2013
National service framework for older people
People are living longer than ever before, and the proportion of older people in our society is growing.This is rightly a cause for celebration. However, population ageing, with the fastest rise in the ‘oldest old&r...
Posted by Julie Whittaker on Fri, 3 May 2013
ARE YOU ENTITLED TO PENSION CREDITS?
About 4 million older people are entitled to Pension Credit, yet about 1 in 3 of those eligible are still not claiming it. If you’re one of them, you could be missing out on hundreds or even thousands of pounds a year.There are two p...
Posted by Julie Whittaker on Fri, 3 May 2013
