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Tag Archives: Anchor
Shortage of Male Care Workers? (BBC News / Care England)
Summary Given that an increasing number of men are surviving to an older age, more men are likely to be needed to meet their personal care requirements and preferences. The majority of carer workers tend to be women. Some men … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Anchor, Anchor Trust, BBC Health News, BBC Tonight, Care England, Care England (Formerly ECCA and NCA), Care Providers, Cultural Perceptions, Health and Adult Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Providers, Local Care Providers, Local Service Providers, Male Care Workers, Male Carers, Martin Green: Care England, Martin Green: Chief Executive of Care England, Misperceptions, National Living Wage, Perceptions of Health and Social Care, Service Providers, Shortage of Male Care Workers, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care Providers, Stereotyping, Supporting Providers of Care
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Getting Ready for Ageing Manifesto (Ready for Ageing Alliance)
Summary The Ready for Ageing Alliance has released a manifesto on ageing and demographic change, entitled “Getting Ready for Ageing”. Their report presents ideas for policy makers on coping with the challenges of an ageing society, while also offering individuals with … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, Age and Ageing, Age Discrimination, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in Europe, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Anchor, Anchor Trust, Attitudes to Ageing, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Centre for Policy on Ageing, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning Urgent and Emergency Care for Older People, Community and Voluntary Sector, CPA: Centre for Policy on Ageing, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Demographic Change, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Extra Care Housing, Getting Ready for Ageing Manifesto, Health and Housing, Hospitals, Housing for Older People, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), International Longevity Centre UK (ILCUK), National Dementia Declaration for England, Older Demographics, Older People, Older People With Complex Needs, Older People with High Support Needs, R4AA: Ready for Ageing Alliance, Ready for Ageing, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Ready for Ageing Alliance (R4AA), Ready for Later Life Pack (Proposal), Social Demographics, Under-Utilisation of Older People, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships
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Charities Warn Government About Ageing Population (BBC News)
Summary Leading charities have alerted the government that more should be done to prepare for the impact of an ageing population. A recent questionnaire by the care provider Anchor found that more than three-quarters of the 2,200 adults polled believe the government is not ready to cope … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Anchor, BBC Health News, Centre for Policy on Ageing, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Opinion Matters, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Social Demographics
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Policies on Ageing (Centre for Policy on Ageing)
Summary This online resource, from the Centre for Policy on Ageing, offers an easy to browse list of important policy documents, reports and briefings relating to issues concerning the care of older people and broader implications of an ageing population. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Age UK, Ageing, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Research Reviews, Ageing Society, Ageing With Dementia, Anchor, Centre for Policy on Ageing, CPA: Centre for Policy on Ageing, Economic Policy, Government Policy, Health Policy, Healthy Ageing, Housing Policy, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Local Government Policy, New Models of Ageing, Policies on Ageing, Policy Development, Policy Innovation, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Social Care Policy, Social Policy and Society
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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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The Quest for Dementia Friendly Communities (Housing Learning and Improvement Network)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary This Housing LIN Viewpoint No.25 from the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) examines current policy and practice in relation … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing LIN, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accessible Environments, Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin, Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, Alzheimer’s Australia WA, Anchor, BBC One’s One Show Report: Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Belong Continuing Care Villages, Belong Villages, Breaking New Ground: Quest for Dementia Friendly Communities, Bristol LINk and South Gloucestershire LINk, Care Homes, Comfortable Environments, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), DemenShare, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Diamond Drop In, Distinctive Environments, Dr Lynne Mitchell: University of Warwick, Drop In Centres, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, EPSRC EQUAL (Extending QUAlity Life) Initiative, EVOLVE Evaluation Tool, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Familiar Environments, Frizes Leasowe Sheltered Housing, General Housing, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Hanover and Methodist Homes Association, Health Innovation Education Cluster Project, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing With Care, Housing21, Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO) Consortium, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Legible Environments, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Lifetime Neighbourhoods, National Housing Strategy for an Ageing Population, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Safe Environments, Sheffield Dementia Programme Board, South West Dementia Partnership, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Strategic Housing Market Assessment, The Lodge and Charnley Fold, University of Warwick, University of Wollongong, Wrekin Housing Trust
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