social care

Andy Burnham meets Jewish Care resident Doreen, 98

July 30, 2026, 5:18 pm

The Prime Minister’s focus on reforming social care is vitally important

Those of us who work in the sector every day see both the extraordinary impact of good care and the consequences of a system under strain

By Daniel Carmel-Brown

Lheila, social coordinator, Doreen and Marcus Sperber. Jewish Care

July 30, 2026, 11:59 am

PM slams ‘brutal’ rising costs for communal social care charities

EXCLUSIVE: Writing for Jewish News, Andy Burnham accuses 'Westminster' of turning a blind eye to their struggles

By Lee Harpin

PM Andy Burnham visits Jewish Care home in north west London. Kirsty Wigglesworth PA

July 29, 2026, 1:31 pm

Prime Minister Burnham cites Jewish Care as ‘gold standard’ as he promises major sector reform

New PM visits to Jewish Care's north-west London premises to make high-profile pledge to address long-standing challenges in social care sector

By Lee Harpin

Norwood Carnival May 2025. Pic: Volunteer photographers Amber Pollack and Hayler Posener

July 3, 2026, 3:50 pm

Eleven Jewish charities join forces to launch new family initiative

Led by Norwood, 'We Connect Families' will provide a single access point providing support across issues including emotional wellbeing, school and SEND concerns

By Orly Landeck

April 24, 2025, 3:06 pm

OPINION: A morning in the life of the people who make Jewish Care feel like home

New chair Marcus Sperber joined frontline care staff to see for himself the work they do daily to support residents

By Marcus Sperber

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March 8, 2024, 10:58 am

Kisharon Langdon launches vital fundraiser to fill adult social care provision shortfall

Charity hopes to raise £2 million in just 36 hours this weekend towards £4 million funding gap

By Michelle Rosenberg

April 5, 2023, 12:01 pm

JLC organises social care roundtable with shadow minister Kendall

Liz Kendall MP held talks with Jewish Care, Kisharon, Langdon, Norwood and Nightingale Hammerson leaders, in which the challenges of caring for an ageing population were discussed

By Lee Harpin

Kisharon Chairman Philip Goldberg and Kisharon Chief Executive Richard Franklin holding the Charity Extra cheque

May 4, 2021, 6:08 pm

Appeal for Kisharon raises £1.6m in just 36 hours

More than 5,500 donors rallied around the community's leading learning disabilities charity to keep front-line services running.

By Jewish News Reporter

July 12, 2018, 11:40 am

Torah For Today: Taxing over-40s to help pay for the elderly

Rabbi Ariel Abel looks at the Torah view on helping meet the rising costs of social care

By Rabbi Ariel Abel

A Jewish Care resident learning how to stay connected digitally with Pawel Moczulewski, Manager of the Living Well team

Credit: Blake Ezra Photography

October 12, 2017, 1:15 pm

Jewish Care scheme to help the elderly get online in battle against ‘exclusion’

Volunteers to help those over 80 use iPads and social media so the community's elderly aren't 'excluded' from the digital world

October 10, 2017, 11:37 am

Justice minister: ‘Faith communities look after their elderly better’

Former GP Dr Phillip Lee says 'I would rarely meet a Jew, a Muslim or a Hindu' whilst visiting residential homes

By Jewish News Reporter

Theresa May launching the Conservative Manifesto

May 25, 2017, 11:45 am

Care providers welcome May policy U-turn over cap on costs

Organisations such as Jewish Care and Nightingale Hammerson welcomed the Prime Minister's backtracking on her so called 'dementia tax'

By Jewish News Reporter

Theresa May introduced sweeping changes to social care in the Conservative manifesto

May 19, 2017, 6:09 pm

Opinion: A few plasters won’t fix our broken social care system

Chief Executive of Jewish Care, Simon Morris, reflects on the the proposed changes to how we care for the elderly ahead of the election

By Simon Morris

With care staff from 71 countries, Britain’s EU exit poses a serious challenge to one of our biggest charities.

Photo credit: Blake Ezra Photography

March 16, 2017, 12:52 pm

What Brexit means for leading Jewish charity

As Parliament clears the way to leave the EU, Caron Kemp considers the consequences for Jewish Care, which employs staff from 71 countries

By Caron Kemp

March 8, 2017, 4:38 pm

Leading Jewish charities welcome Chancellor’s social care boost

Jewish Care and Norwood greeted the £2billion extra boost for their sector, following Philip Hammond's budget this week

By Stephen Oryszczuk