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Category Archives: ADASS
Cuts Make Social Care System Unsustainable? (BBC News / ADASS)
Summary According to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) approximately 90% of councils in England now offer social care only to people whose needs are assessed as substantial or critical. Full Text Link Reference ‘Cuts forcing English … Continue reading
Posted in ADASS, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Ageing and Society, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Cost of Care Project, BBC Health News, BBC Radio 5 Live, Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund (BCF), Care Act 2014, Care and Support Alliance, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Funding, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Care Providers, Caroline Abrahams: Director of Age UK, Constrained Funding, Councillor Izzi Seccombe: Local Government Association (LGA), Critical Care Needs (Assessment), Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Economic Sustainability, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Eligibility for Care, English Local Authorities, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Financial Constraints, Financial Difficulties, Financial Issues, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Funding Challenges, Health and Care of Older People, Health and Social Care Providers, Janet Morrison (Chief Executive of Independent Age), Lincolnshire County Council, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Care Providers, Local Councils, Local Government Association: LGA, Means Test, National Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Needs Assessments, Payment and Funding Systems, Ray James: President of Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and Director of Health Housing, Safe Compassionate Care for Frail Older People, Social Care, Social Care Funding, Social Care Providers, Substantial Needs, Sustainability, Sustainable Caring, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services
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Social Care in England Faces £800m Further Cut (BBC News)
Summary Social care in England faces bleak future according to council chiefs. Research by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services suggests that a further £800m is likely to be cut from the £16bn budget this year. Read more: BBC News: Social care in England ‘has … Continue reading
Posted in ADASS, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Dilnot Commission Report on Funding of Care and Support, Draft Care and Support Bill, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Councils, Local Government Association: LGA, Means Test, Queen's Speech 2013, Social Care, Social Care Funding
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Alternative Pathway Integrating Housing, Care and Support (National Housing Federation)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence, Volume 3 Issue 6, February 2013]. Summary This National Housing Federation report, intended for the attention of local commissioners of health and social care, illustrates the advantages of integrated … Continue reading
Posted in ADASS, Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accord Housing Association Ltd, ADASS Housing Network, Admissions to Residential Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Alliance Homes, Anchor, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Avoidable Admissions, BCHA, Bedford Citizens Housing Association, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Brighter Futures, Caldmore Housing, Calico Homes, Cambridgeshire County Council, Care & Repair England, CDS Co-operatives, Circle Anglia, Coast & Country Housing, Dane Group, Dolphin Square Foundation, East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Extra Care Housing, ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Family Mosaic, Gentoo Group, Guinness, HACT, Halton Housing Trust, Hanover, Hanover Housing, Havebury Housing Association, Health and Housing Partnerships, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Select Committee Report on Social Care, Home from Hospital Services, Home Group, Housing 21, Housing 21's Dementia Specialist Community-Based End of Life Nurse, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Providers, Huntingdonshire District Council, IN Business for Neighbourhoods, Integrated Care Pathway, Integration, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Jeremy Porteus, Kingswood NHS Assessment and Treatment Unit, Leicester City Council, Leicester City Council Adult Social Care, Leicester City Council Supporting People, Liverpool PCT, Local Authorities, Local Government Association, Look Ahead, Mencap, Metropolitan Borough Council, MHA Care Group, Midland Heart, Moat, Moxley Court, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, North Somerset Council, One Housing Group, Orbit Group, Osborne Homes, Peabody Housing Trust, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Redcar & Cleveland Council, Retirement Housing, Riverside, Scope, Service Integration, Short-Term Intermediate Housing, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Swan, Synergy, Temple Place, Tower Hamlets Community Rehabilitation and Recovery Service, Viridian, Warrington Health Consortium, Westminster Social Services, Willow Housing, Yarrow
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Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013/14 (Department of Health)
Summary The Department of Health’s revised Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework for 2013/14 supersedes the 2012/13 framework. The updated framework includes new measures and has been re-aligned with the NHS Outcomes Framework 2013 – 2014 and the Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013 – … Continue reading
Posted in ADASS, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (2013/14), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Adult Social Care Services, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Attitudes to Older People, Care and Support White Paper, Care and Support White Paper 2012, Care Integration, Councils, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, Health Reform, Independence, Integrated Commissioning, Integration, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Government Association, Local Government Association: LGA, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long Term Conditions Team (D of H), Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13, NHS Outcomes Framework Domains, NHS Reform in England, Outcome-Based Commissioning, Personalisation of Social Care, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Public Health, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Public Health Reform, Public Service Reform, Quality of Life Promotion, Reablement, Recovery, Reform, Safeguarding, Self-Directed Support, Service Integration, Social Care, Social Isolation
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