Tag Archives: Councils

Mental Capacity Act 2005: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2013-14 Report (HSCIC)

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

Summary This statistical report summarises scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, with a focus on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) data, covering the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. 13,000 DoLS applications were completed during 2013-14 in … Continue reading →

Reading / Literature-Based Interventions for Older People Living With Dementia (CRILS)

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

Summary Research about a reading-based (literature-based) intervention for improving the quality of life for people living with dementia involved a specific intervention, called “Get into Reading”. The following report covers this intervention based on the reading-aloud of literature in a series … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 50 New Radicals in Britain, Active Engagement, Activities and Engagement, Ageing With Dementia, Bupa Care Services, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care Homes, Care of People with Dementia in Hospital Settings, Carers for People with Dementia, Centre for Research into Reading Information and Linguistic Systems (CRILS), Centre for Research into Reading Information and Linguistic Systems: University of Liverpool, Community Centres, Councils, Day Centres, Dementia Care Homes, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Engagement, Get Into Reading (GIR), Greater Manchester West Mental Health Trust, Halton Borough Council, Happiness and Wellbeing, Headley Trust, Hospitals, Involvement and Participation, Knowsley PCT, Literature-Based Interventions, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Mutual Housing, Living Well with Dementia, Living with Dementia, Local Authorities, Local Councils, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mersey Care NHS Trust, MerseyBEAT (University of Liverpool and Liverpool PCT), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), Older People’s and Dementia Care Settings, Participation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Psychological Wellbeing, Reading / Literature-Based Interventions, Reading and Wellbeing, Reading Groups, Reading; Reading Aloud; Reading and Health; Reading Therapy; Shared Reading, Service User Involvement, Shared Reading Groups in Dementia Care Homes, Sheltered Housing, Social Enterprise Mark, Social Wellbeing, University of Liverpool, User Involvement, User Participation, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life, Wigan Memory Service, Wirral PCT | Leave a comment

Survey Suggests Adult Social Care Worsening Under Cut-Backs (BBC News)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary More than 85% of respondents to a survey by Age UK and the College of Social Work said that care for vulnerable older people has been suffering because of funding cuts. This survey of 200 social workers suggests that the impact … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Survey, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, College of Social Work, Councils, Dignified Care, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Local Authorities, Local Councils, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Social Work, Social Workers | Leave a comment

Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013/14 (Department of Health)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Twenty “Must-Knows” on Health and Wellbeing (Local Government Improvement and Development Agency)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Councils impact on health in many ways; whether in terms of open space, housing, planning, social care, sport or other services. This web service aims to help people get to grips with issues of relevance to health services and … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Community Care, Councils, Health and Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Local Government Improvement and Development Agency, Social Care | Leave a comment

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