You’re an individualYou deserve to be treated like oneMayfair Care Services Limited Mayfair House 9 Meppel Avenue Canvey Island Essex SS8 9RZTel No.: 01268-696055 Fax No.: 01268-694724 E-Mail: info@mayfaircare.co.ukLatest domiciliary and health related newsNumber of older people with unmet need for care rises to 1.5 millionAge UK's manifesto says there are 1.5 million older people in England who have some unmet need for care, ranging from help with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing and using the toilet to more intensive support in a residential setting. The charity calls for the next Government to secure the immediate future of care through investing £8 billion over the next two years, to stabilise existing services, and to find a sustainable long-term solution to funding care.Posted on: 21 November 2019Think tank says bold reforms are needed for social careThe Institute for Public Policy Research has called for a bold reform agenda for adult social care, in its new report on ethical care. The Institute argues there are three main drivers of quality in social care - funding, workforce and provider type. A package of interventions is needed that provides a long-term funding settlement, new deal for the social care workforce and a new ethical charter to foster more innovative, socially minded providers. Posted on: 12 November 2019