People and Places

The month-long season about social care will be broadcast on the Radio 4 and will look closely at the care system in the UK.

On Wednesday 16th January, Radio Humberside's Lara King spoke to Martin Knapp from the London School of Economics about the BBC Care Calculator. The Care Calculator is an interactive toolkit to help you work out how much care might cost you in future.

Across the month Radio 4 will be looking at a variety of issues, including dementia, community care and how social care works around the world.

This week's reports on Care UK:

Tuesday 15 January – Who cares? (Your and Yours, 12-1pm)
Who cares, who pays? Have your say on the future of Care in the UK. Guests include Dame Denise Platt from Commission for Social Care Inspection, Julia Unwin from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Imelda Redmond from Carers UK.

Wednesday 16 January – HIV Care (You and Yours, 12-1pm)
A look at the care being offered to those diagnosed with HIV in the North of Wales.

Thursday 17 January – Siblings and Care (Woman's Hour, 10-11am)
Jenni Murray looks at the tensions that can arise between siblings when a parent requires care. How difficult is the collective decision making process? How do you overcome the fact that some siblings do more than their fair share?

Thursday 17 January - The Business of Caring (You and Yours, 12-1pm)
The BBC's veteran Business Correspondent Peter Day takes a look at the care industry.

Friday 18 January - Being in Need of Care (Woman's Hour, 10-11am)
What is it like to be on the receiving end of care, especially for a previously able-bodied person who is suddenly and unexpectedly in need of care e.g. following a stroke?

Friday 18 January - Alternatives to Care (You and Yours, 12-1pm)
Alternatives to a care including the people who live in hotels, on cruise ships or live abroad.