A daughter wants answers after her mother's wedding and engagement rings worth £10k ‘vanished’ within weeks of being admitted to a care home.

Mid Sussex MP Alison Bennett says: 'No one should face poverty for caring for loved ones.'

The council says a new approach could save residents thousands of pounds a month in care home fees.

Paul Kemp from Rochester cares for his wife Sandra after her diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer's.

Protect against sensory overload with ear defenders while still enjoying the richness of sound in life. Find a balanced approach.

Cost of using buses in the capital to rise for first time in more than three years

A community rallies round to reunite Freddie Carroll, who is non-verbal, with his soothing strings.

The charity ADHD UK backs parents and says "it's outrageous, because life doesn't stop".

A senior Essex councillor says the "pressures on the SEND system" are a "national challenge".

Editorial: Parity of esteem with physical healthcare remains a distant prospect. Ministers must do more to tackle rising distress

A parent's honest account of choosing a group home for their autistic teen, balancing safety, grief, and relief.

Letter: Campaigners and Send parents including Chris Packham and Sally Phillips urge ministers to work with families and organisations to preserve individual provision and improve accountability in th...

The review, which focuses on younger people, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis.

Over 200 people who are experiencing the personal cost of the cost-of-living crisis will meet their MPs in Parliament on Tuesday, ahead of Andy Burnham's upcoming first budget as PM

UNPAID carers and people who use adult social care are being called on to help shape services.

PC Comotto later joked on Facebook: "We all know what happens in care homes" - followed by a lightning emoji.

The prime minister wants to create a social care system to mirror the NHS.

Do ear defenders protect people with learning disabilities and autism from sensory overload or lock them into a muted world of silence?

Overhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamic

Anthony Whittle was admitted to the Hergest Unit in 1994 but ran off and was found dead the next day.

While scientists are still continually learning what causes autism, there's already considerable evidence linking environmental exposures to the condition, in addition to genetic factors.

Carrie Grant has revealed she has been 'changed' after her autistic child, Tylan, was placed on suicide watch, while also saying that parents are often left with 'complex PTSD'

Carers in Dorset want the government to provide more help and support to the sector now.

SERVE welcomes new unpaid carers champion as support grows for community approach to care reform

Earlier inspections of Larkfield View Care Centre by the Care Inspectorate found significant concerns at the property.

Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten

Working-age adults such as my son, who is autistic, face an unreliable system, yet ministers talk only of a national care service for older people, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Early recommendations could be issued if evidence highlights patient safety risks, the chair says.

Children and young people with SEND are to benefit from a plan to deliver better and more expert specialist support that has now been fully approved by government.Oxfordshire County Council’s response...

Letters: Readers respond to an article on the urgent need for palliative care reform

Natalie James describes her daughter Ella as beautiful, hilarious and someone who loved rugby.

A teenager's autism diagnosis was delayed for years after a hospital trust withheld assessment findings and altered a report, an Ombudsman investigation has found.

London mom Aparna Bangur launched Pizza Party, a pizza business created to train and provide jobs for people with autism. She said she was inspired to start the business because of her 14-year-old son...

Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows

In a new White Paper, care recruitment specialist Brook Street calls for any debate on social care to include the key question of how to build a sector that people actively choose to join, develop in,...

A Nottinghamshire boy with autism has been left without a suitable school place for nearly a month, partly due to staffing problems.

A third of carers are spending over 100 hours a week caring, while use of services by those they care for has fallen

John Russell's wife, Teresa, wants to look after him at home with some help - but because he needs 24-hour care he could be placed in a care home in Edinburgh.

First-of-their-kind training materials published in first step towards every teacher being supported to teach children and young people with SEND

The UK government has widened the eligibility for the Jobs Guarantee scheme to include young disabled people who are NEET, help them find suitable employment, education or training opportunities.

The loved ones of Michael Matthews have shared touching words, after a coroner found that there were 'failures to monitor' the man who killed him

The rising number of people with mental health disorders is sounding public health alarm bells worldwide. Anxiety, depression and substance use disorders have become some of the leading causes of illn...

Independent Commission on Adult Social Care

Baroness Louise Casey's independent commission on adult social care is inviting people to join public panels as part of the Big Conversation on Care.

The family of Maureen O'Callaghan say she was 'failed miserably'

Kings Court Care Home in Holt was placed in special measures after CQC rated it inadequate, citing serious failings in staffing, safety and…

Responding to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman annual review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2025-26, Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the LGA's Health and Wellbeing Committee, said:

A Nuffield Trust study has shown the number of young people aged 16-17 with autism and/or ADHD receiving PIP has increased proportionally in more affluent areas.