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Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Housing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Ageing Well and Supporting People Living With Frailty (NHS England), Ageing Well With Technology, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bladder Problems, Burden on Caregivers, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Home Admission Delay, Care in an Ageing Society, Care 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Healthy Caring Guide (NHS England / PHE / Age UK / Carers Trust / Carers UK)

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) and partners (Age UK, the Carers Trust and Carers UK) have released a healthy caring guide, which provides practical advice and information to carers (particularly older carers). Full Text Link Reference New guide gives … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Adult Social Care, Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Burden on Caregivers, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Organisations, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers Strategy, Carers Trust, Carers UK Adviceline, Carers' Assessments, Carers’ Benefits, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring into Later Life, CCG Improvement and Assurance Framework for 2016-17, Community Care Assessments, Community-Based Services, Coping With Stress, Emily Holzhausen: Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Healthy Caring Guide, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Information Technology, Maintaining Relationships, Mental Health Needs of Carers, Mobile Technology, Needs of Carers, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Social Media, Support for Carers, Sustainable Caring, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Use of Social Media, Valuing Carers | Leave a comment

Funding the Shared Lives Model of Support For Living Independently At Home (NHS England / Shared Lives Plus)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is to invest £1.75 million in the Shared Lives Plus scheme which aims to help people be cared for at home, rather than in hospitals. “The Shared Lives model will support people who have needs which make … Continue reading →

Posted in 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, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Ageing Society, Alex Fox: Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Alternatives to Hospital-Based Treatments, Befriending, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers’ Benefits, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chronic Care, Chronic Conditions, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Carers, Community, Community Care, Community Networks, Community Perspective, Community-Based Support, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Day Support, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Friends, Dementia Support Services, Dementia: Community Based Support, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Fostering, Fostering Schemes for Elderly People, Friends, Friendship, Good Neighbourliness, Helping Older People Live Independently, Identifying Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Inclusion, Independence, Independence at Home, Informal Networks, Later Life, Learning Disabilities, Live-In Mental Health Support (Includes Acute Support as Alternative to Hospital-Based Treatment), Living Independently At Home, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Maintaining Independence, Mental Health and Illness, Neighbourliness, Older Carers, Peer Support Networks, Preventing Loneliness, Protecting Vulnerable People, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Short Breaks, Social Inclusion, Social Networks, Staying Independent, Step-Down Care, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation in the Community, Support For Living Independently At Home, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Vulnerable Older People | Leave a comment

Older Carers: Under-Recognised and Under-Supported (BBC News / Carers UK / Age UK)

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There are 1.2 million carers over 65 in the UK, a number which has risen by 25% during the past decade, according to Age UK and Carers UK. Care provided by older carers is estimated to be worth £15 … Continue reading →

Business Costs of Dementia (PHE / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) and the Alzheimer’s Society have released a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) which attempts to quantify the financial burden falling on the nation’s businesses from dementia. Employers are advised of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Ageing Workforce, Argos, Awareness, Awareness Raising, Barclays, Bourne Leisure, BT, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Burden on Employers, Business Costs of Dementia, Business Research, Butlins, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Support, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Forced to Leave Workforce, Carers’ Benefits, Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Cost of Dementia to Companies: Predicted to Double (Cebr), Costs to Business of Dementia, Dementia Caring Obligations, Dementia Caring: Business Arrangements, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Pound: Spending Power of Households Affected by Dementia, Dementia Time-Bomb, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Financial Costs of Dementia on Businesses, Flexible Hours for Carers, Flexible Working Arrangements, Haven, Hidden Burden on Businesses, Lloyds Banking Group, LloydsPharmacy, M&S, Personalised Carer Support, PHE: Public Health England, Preventing Loneliness, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Public Health England (PHE), Scenarios (Projections and Estimates), Spending Power of Households Affected by Dementia, Supporting Caregivers, Supporting Working Carers, Warner Leisure Hotels, Wider Societal Burden, Workforce Development, Workforce Issues, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Retention Recruitment and Resilience, Working Carers, Working Hours Lost to Dementia | Leave a comment

Exploring the Experiences and Needs of Male Carers (Carers Trust)

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, by the Carers Trust, investigates the experiences and needs of male carers. It assesses the adequacy of the support they receive. Full Text Link Reference Husband, partner, dad, son, carer? A survey of the experiences and needs … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Primary Care, Always on Call, Balancing Work With Caring, Balcombe Trust, Brighton Male Carers Group, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Carer Fatigue, Carer Inclusion, Carer Isolation, Carer Satisfaction, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove, Carers Leave, Carers Survey, Carers Trust, Carers Trust Network Partners, Carers’ Benefits, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Crossroads Care North Somerset, East Renfrewshire Carers’ Centre, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Hours for Carers, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Innovative Access to Primary Care Services, Listening to Carers, Local Authorities, Making Carers Count, Male Carer’s Access to Primary Care, Male Carers, Male Carers and Isolation, Male Carers Survey (Carers Trust), Men’s Health Forum (MHF), Mental Health of Informal Carers, Needs of Carers, Needs of Male Carers, Prepared to Care Report, Prevalence of Unpaid Care, Public Health England Strategic Partners Programme, Seven Million Reasons to Care: Make Carers Count, Sleep Deprivation, Social Support Groups, Support for Carers, Survey of the Experiences and Needs of Male Carers, Swindon Carers Centre, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers, Views of Informal Carers, Working and Caring, Working Carers, Wrexham Carers Service | Leave a comment

Dementia Friends Campaign Refreshed (BBC News / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / Dementia Friends / Public Health England)

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) and the Alzheimer’s Society have launched a joint campaign to encourage people to become Dementia Friends. Employers are encouraged to make it easier for people with early dementia to remain in employment and to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Awareness, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Campaigning, Caregivers, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers’ Benefits, Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Costs to Business of Dementia, Dementia Awareness Campaign, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Eamonn Holmes, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Fiona Phillips, Flexible Hours for Carers, Flexible Working Arrangements, Gina Shaw: Former Nurse, Impact of Caring on Carers, Leighton Baines, Lily Allen, Little Book of Friendship, Meera Syal, Michael Vaughan, Paul O’Grady, PHE: Public Health England, Preventing Loneliness, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Public Health England (PHE), Ray Winstone, Respite Care, Ruth Jones, Ruth Langsford, Simon Pegg, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Terry Pratchett, Staff Awareness, Supporting Caregivers, Supporting Working Carers, User Involvement, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Volunteering, Volunteers, Working Carers, Working for Longer | Leave a comment

Male Carers Survey (Carers Trust / Men’s Health Forum)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary According to 2001 Census figures, 42% of carers in the UK are men. The Carers Trust is conducting a survey to improve understanding and awareness of male carers’ needs, and to discover how services might better respond to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Carer Fatigue, Carer Inclusion, Carer Isolation, Carer Satisfaction, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers Survey, Carers Trust, Carers’ Benefits, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Hours for Carers, Listening to Carers, Male Carers, Male Carers Survey (Carers Trust), Men’s Health Forum, Needs of Carers, Prevalence of Unpaid Care, Support for Carers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Working Carers | Leave a comment

Leicester City Council / Shared Lives Foster Placements for Elderly People (BBC News)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A fostering scheme for the elderly is being introduced in Leicester, whereby families will be paid to take elderly people into their homes. Carers will be paid £224 a week (roughly four times the amount unpaid carers on basic Carer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, BBC Health News, Befriending, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in the Community, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers’ Benefits, Commissioning for Carers, Community, Community Care, Community Life, Community Networks, Community Perspective, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Friends, Fostering, Fostering Schemes for Elderly People, Friends, Friendship, Good Neighbourliness, Inclusion, Informal Networks, Leicester City Council, Leicestershire, Leicestershire Age UK, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Neighbourliness, Peer Support Networks, Preventing Loneliness, Proposals to Improve Care for Vulnerable Older People, Protecting Vulnerable People, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Social Inclusion, Social Networks, Vulnerable Older People, Winter Friends | Leave a comment

Two Thirds Feel Older People are Treated Poorly by Government Over Care (Age UK)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary In the context of the Government’s spending review 2015/16, Age UK / Ipsos Mori conducted a poll into the issues about which the over-50s have concerns regarding how the Government is perceived as treating older people. Over half (56%) of survey respondents said that they … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, In the News, National, NHS Evidence, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Carers’ Benefits, Community Care, Community-Based Services, Council Tax, Domiciliary Care, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Government Spending Review (UK 2013), Health and Social Care Integration Fund, Health and Social Care Services, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Integrated Services, Ipsos Mori, Joint Commissioning Plan Between NHS and Councils for Social Care, Local Authorities (LAs), NHS Budget, NHS Funding, NHS Spending, Sir David Nicholson, Spending Review 2015/16 | Leave a comment

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