Tag Archives: Adult Social Care Workers

Guidance on Use of Covert or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission Guidance (CQC) has issued a short document offering guidance to people considering use of hidden cameras to monitor the quality of care in care homes, or hospitals, in England. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. … Continue reading →

Clarity on Debate Over Use of Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care? (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is expected to issue guidance in the new year for people wishing to install hidden cameras to monitor standards of their own, their friend’s or a relative’s care. Issues such as privacy and dignity … Continue reading →

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Adult Social Care in England: Official Report (House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts / BBC News)

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report suggests that implementation of the Care Act will depend on an unprecedented degree of collaboration across every level of government. The report indicates that roughly 220,000 people working in social … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Workers, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Care Act 2014, Care Home Market for Older Adults, Care Providers, Carer Support, Carer’s Assessment, Carers UK, Department for Communities and Local Government, Derek Lewis: Chairman of Mencap, Direct Payments, Domiciliary Care, House of Commons, House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, Informal Carers, Local Authorities, Local Authority Spending Per Head on Adult Social Care, Lord Justice Underhill (Court of Appeal), Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage Legislation, National Minimum Wage, Overnight Carers, Prevalence of Unpaid Care, Preventative Services, Projections of Supply of Intense Unpaid Care to Older Parents, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Sleep-in Shifts (Overnight Carers), Sleep-in Staff, Social Care, Social Care Policy, Social Care Provision, Unintended Consequences of National Minimum Wage, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Zero-Hours Contracts | Leave a comment

Reducing Poor Language Skills Among Care Workers (BBC News)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A government advisor has recommended that recruitment agencies should ensure care workers can speak English to a minimum acceptable standard before placing them in the homes of vulnerable people. Similar restrictions would presumably apply to the recruitment and selection … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care Workers, BBC Health News, Care Agencies, Care and Communication, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Workers, Care Workers With Poor Language Skills, Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication Support, Dr Shereen Hussein: Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Good Communication, HCAs, Healthcare Assistants, Healthcare Support Workers, Home Care Workers, Kings College London, Language Skills, Management of HCAs, Minimum Standards for Healthcare Assistants, NHS Workforce, Nursing Assistants, Nursing Auxiliaries, Overall Quality of NHS Hospitals, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Patients First and Foremost, Poor Communication, Poor Language Skills Among Care Workers, Protecting Vulnerable People, Quality of Care, Quality of Care and Support, Quality of Care for People With Dementia, Recruitment Agencies, Recruitment of HCAs, Recruitment Training and Management of HCAs, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Social and Professional Status (of Elderly Care Workers), Social Care Support Workers, Social Care Workforce, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, UK Home Care Association, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable Older People | Leave a comment

Common Core Principles Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care (Skills for Care)

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This guide, from Skills for Care, presents ten common core principles to support mental health and wellbeing in social care settings. These principles are intended to help staff working in social care services to support and promote good mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Workers, Approachability, Care Standards Act 2000, Caring Nature, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Collaboration, Common Core Principles, Common Core Principles: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Community Involvement, Compassion, Confidence, Consistency, Cultural Needs, Dignity and Respect, Empathy, Equality, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Diversity, Equality and Human Rights, Friendliness, Honesty, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Indicative Behaviours, Integrity, Involvement and Participation, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Motivating People, Non-Judgementalism, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Optimism, Patient Identity, Patient Preferences, Peer Support, Personal Identity, Personal Preferences, Positive Relationships, Recreational Activities, Regaining Independence, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes, Safeguarding Adults Principles, SDM: Shared Decision Making, Sense of Identity, Shared Decision-Making, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care, Social Inclusion | Leave a comment

Code of Conduct and National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers (Skills for Health and Skills for Care)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Skills for Health and Skills for Care were sponsored by the Department of Health in 2011 to develop a Code of Conduct and a set of National Minimum Training Standards for healthcare support workers. Read more: Code of Conduct and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers, Care Support, Choice, Code of Conduct, Code of Conduct and Minimum Training for Health and Care Assistants, Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers, Cognitive Issues, Comments and Complaints, Communication, Compassionate Care, Confidentiality, Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Diversity, Duty of Care, Elder Abuse, Elderly Human Rights, Equality, Handling, Health and Safety, Healthcare Support Workers, Human Rights, Hydration, Incidents Errors and Near Misses, Inclusion, Infection Prevention and Control, Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers, National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Care, Participation, Participation of Older People, Patient Choice, Patient Rights, Respectful Communication, Safeguarding, Skills for Care, Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Health, Social Care, Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers, User Participation, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

The Heart of Care: Dignity in Action: A Guide to Person-Centred Compassionate Elder Care

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Amanda Waring has written a book which has particular relevance given the current debates about how to re-introduce greater dignity and compassion into the day-to-day working of both the NHS and other organisations involved in the provision of health … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers, Care and Compassion, Care Homes, Caregiver Training, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, Communication, Compassion, Compassionate Care, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Care Network, Dignity in Dementia, Elderly Care, Empathy and Understanding, Empathy Training, Information Needs of Carers, National Dignity Council, Prevention of Elder Maltreatment, Promoting Dignity in Dementia, Reminiscence | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Adult Social Care Workers

Guidance on Use of Covert or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care (BBC News / CQC)

Clarity on Debate Over Use of Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care? (BBC News / CQC)

Adult Social Care in England: Official Report (House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts / BBC News)

Reducing Poor Language Skills Among Care Workers (BBC News)

Common Core Principles Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care (Skills for Care)

Code of Conduct and National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers (Skills for Health and Skills for Care)

The Heart of Care: Dignity in Action: A Guide to Person-Centred Compassionate Elder Care

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