A report by Al Jazeera says Japan has reached a record number of people aged 100 or older, as declining births and labour shortages strain the country's social care system.
A Guardian investigation reports that some disabled people in England have been effectively prevented from leaving the country by local care providers, with MPs now calling for a clearer right to travel
A researcher and unpaid carer writes to The Guardian arguing that policy responses to Britain's care crisis must account for the wide variation in caregiving roles, following a report on rising numbers quitting jobs to provide care.
A published letter responding to an investigation into illegal children's care homes says quality of care hinges on personal commitment from staff and managers rather than whether a home is run for profit.
Carers UK research estimates more than a million people have left the workplace in the past two years to look after ageing, ill or disabled relatives, as access to state-funded social care declines.