19 August 2012 - 5:53pm

Sue Dunnett

Last month, I went to Sense for a social care meeting.  I came with my communicator guide, to learn about the social care White Paper and the draft Bill.  It was very...

19 August 2012 - 5:40pm

by Saima

I commend Mencap for their report ‘Stuck at Home’, which shows the impact that cuts to day services...

19 August 2012 - 5:27pm

Buddha Jane

In the last couple of weeks, social care has been getting rare media attention and not just from the left-leaning broadsheets, all across the spectrum. During the festive...

19 August 2012 - 5:19pm

By Liz

I have been awaiting the recommendations from the Dilnot Commission with great anxiety. Over the past few days, as the media have reported what they expected the report to say, I...

19 August 2012 - 4:45pm

by Liz 

Any of us who have tried to enforce our rights under adult social care law know that it is hideously complicated. So, in 2009, when the Government announced a review of it, with a...

11 April 2012 - 11:48am

Shane Roberts

On Thursday 10 February, along with other deafblind people and Sense staff, I met with the Commission on Funding of Care and Support.

I love to get involved in this....

12 February 2011 - 11:00am

Buddha Jane

On the BBC Ouch! message board in a thread called 'paying for visits'...