News Cuts to falls prevention service trigger Healthwatch ‘gagging’ row Board member suspended after criticising director for supporting council’s scrapping of Staying Steady programme Author: Hackney Citizen
News Charity calls for action on Hackney’s £27m in unclaimed money for pensioners Town Hall in first stages of contacting and supporting residents entitled to pension credit Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
News Volunteers providing canine company for older people launch crowdfunder Pets Against Loneliness is off to a successful start – but needs funding to survive Author: Hackney Citizen
News Elderly residents targeted as bogus call robberies increase ‘Calculating thieves’ pretend to check water pressure before making off with possessions Author: Hackney Citizen
News Cuts to Hackney care budget could ‘harm’ older people warn charities Social care has already been hit hard by the Coalition Government’s spending squeeze and plans for more cuts risk making life intolerable for many needy pensioners Author: Hackney Citizen
