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Elderly Care in Rural Scotland Severely Lacking Funding

Rural care for the elderly is not being handled appropriately by the NHS, who are failing to move resources to communities to deal with the aging population in the country.

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Legal System Failing Elderly Across UK

The Commissioner for Wales has stated that the law is failing elderly across the UK with too many of the country’s elderly suffering from abuse and neglect.

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Elderly Not Cared For Enough According to UK Watchdog

A leading UK watchdog has stated that the government does not care enough about the elderly and criticised services in the UK.

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Care Homes Plagued by Debt Across the UK

Over a quarter of care homes in the UK are still in crippling debt according to a study carried out by Company Watch, with over 5,000 homes considered to be financially distressed. The study follows on from research conducted in 2013 and shows very little improvement in the sector.

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Scottish Government Funds Scheme to Provide meals to the Elderly

A scheme has been developed to provide additional meals for older people. The scheme is designed to tackle health inequalities and food poverty. The scheme is called Meal-Makers and is funded by the the Scottish Government-funded.

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