Saga backs David Cameron's Dementia Challenge
Press Release outlining Saga’s support for a national campaign to raise awareness of dementia and help carers by creating dementia friendly communities.
Express Comment: Care reform can't wait any longer
Ros wrote a Comment article published in the Daily Express explaining the unfairness of the current care system and how private payers are subsidizing publicly-funded care residents.
Challenges of providing for pensions and care in an aging population
Ros gave a presentation in the House of Commons to the LibDem Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee outlining the challenges of funding pensions and care for our aging population.
Guardian Comment – why social care spending must not only be focussed on poorest
Ros wrote for the Guardian website explaining why the proposal from the Centre for Social Justice to just target state social care payments only on the poorest would be wrong – this would be a significant disincentive to save.
Queen's Speech indicates no urgency on care reform
Press Release expressing disappointment that the Queen’s Speech only included a draft social care bill, rather than urgent immediate reform.
Endorsing open letter to Prime Minister on care reform
Ros explains why Saga endorses calls for urgent reform of social care in an open letter to David Cameron, pleading with him to tackle care reform with the urgency it demands.
Care reform is urgent, Government must take its head out of the sand
Ros endorses comments from the Local Government Association calls for urgent care reform.
Social Care reform – A partnership approach
Ros gave a presentation at the ADASS Spring Conference outlining the issues for reform of social care.
Treasury Select Committee demands evidence of QE impacts
Ros welcomes Treasury Select Committee report demanding evidence from the Bank of England to justify the effects of its QE policy on pensioners, pension funds and annuities.
Report into Domiciliary care highlights inadequacies
Press Release supporting the findings of the Report on Domiciliary Care and calling for improved standards of dignity and decency in UK care provision