General Medicine

Free Personal Care For Older People In Their Own Home, UK Alzheimer's Society has today welcomed the recognition of people with dementia in the Queen's speech

and called for dementia to be a priority for all political parties. Responding to proposals to give people with the highest needs free personal care, Alzheimer's Society called for more detail and warned that both money and improved quality of home care was needed to make proposals a success. 'Free personal care at home for those with the highest needs is a welcome development but the challenge to implement this proposal will not be easy. Money is needed to make sure people with dementia aren't being pushed into full time care earlier than needed. Quality also needs to be driven up for people to see real benefit. 'Today's measures will not fix the crumbling system of funding for social care. Problems still loom as the number of people with dementia will double in the next generation and costs triple. We need a robust funding system that provides good care at a fair price for people at every stage of their condition. Dementia is the biggest health and social care challenge of our generation. It must be made a political priority for every party.' Neil Hunt Chief Executive Source Alzheimer's Society