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Delayed Transfers of Care, Public Health and Sustainability in the NHS: the Home Adaptations Dimension (Care & Repair England / BBC News)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care and Repair England Integration Briefing No.3 “Home adaptation could ease delayed transfers of care”, which has the backing of Public Health England (PHE), explains how increased funding for home adaptations has the potential to help reduce delayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing Population, Assistive Technology and Telecare, BBC Health News, Bed Days, Bed-Blockers, Bed-Blocking Patients (Non-Recommended Term), Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund (BCF), Better Care Fund: Policy Framework, Building Research Establishment (BRE), Care & Repair England, Care & Repair England’s Catch 22 Project, Care Act 2014, Care and Repair England, Care and Repair England Integration Briefing No.1, Care and Repair England Integration Briefing No.2, Care and Repair England Integration Briefing No.3, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), Cost to the NHS of Poor Housing, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DTOC), Dementia-Friendly Housing, Determinants of Health, Directors of Public Health, Disabled Facilities Grant, Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), Disabled Facilities Grant Finance, Disabled Facilities Grant Funding via Better Care Funds, Disabled Facilities Grants, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, EAC FirstStop, Falls Prevention, Handyman, Health and Housing Policy, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Delivery Models, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Home Adaptations, Home Adaptations Consortium, Home Adaptations Wigan, Home Adaptations: Integration and Care Act, Hospital Beds, Hospital Discharge, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing for Older People, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Inpatient Beds, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Prevention Approaches, Integration, Integration and Care Act, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration Transformation Fund (aka Better Care Fund), Length of Stay (LoS), Local Councillors, Local Examples of Integrated Provision and Funding for Home Adaptations, Lord Carter Review, Money Well Spent, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Sustainability, Patient and Service User Representatives, Patient Discharge, Patient Flows, PHE: Public Health England, Post-Discharge Support, Preventative Housing Interventions, Preventing and Managing Demand, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Social Care and NHS Outcomes To Which Home Adaptations Contribute, Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Secondary Prevention, Tertiary Prevention | Leave a comment

Better Care in the Community, Instead of Hospitals, for People With Learning Disabilities (NHS England / LGA / ADASS / BBC News)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People with a learning disabilities and / or autism are to benefit from improved care options in the community, instead of hospitals. The number of hospital beds for people with learning disabilities and autism will be halved in England. … Continue reading →

Charging Arrangements for Adult Social Care Services (Department of Health)

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

Summary The Department of Health has updated the “Fairer Charging Policies for Home Care and other non-residential social services guidance” and the “Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG)”. The Department of Health has seen fit to include / retain a … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Benefits Advice, Care Homes, Carer Support, Carers, Charging for Adult Social Care Services, Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG), Charging Guidance, Charging Policies, CJD, Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA), Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England, Councils with Social Services Responsibilities, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), Creuzfeldt Jacob Disease (CJD), Day and Night Care, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Deprivation of Capital, Direct Payments, Disabled Facilities Grants, Discretionary Trusts, Effects of Charges on Users’ Incomes, Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance (ESDA), Fairer Charging Guidance, Fairer Charging Policies for Home Care, Fairer Charging Policies for Non-Residential Social Services, Financial and Legal Affairs, Financial Context, Financial Issues, Financial Planning, Financial Pressures, Guarantee Credit of Pension Credit, HASSASSA Act 1983, Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (HASSASSA Act 1983), Home Care, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Care Support, Income and Savings, Income Fully Disregarded, Income Partly Disregarded, Intermediate Care, Means Test, National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992, Non-Residential Social Services, Partners’ Income and Savings, Pension Credit, Powers to Transfer Funds, Residential Accommodation Charging, Residential Care Homes, Savings and Capital, Severe Disability Premium (SDP), Support for Carers | Leave a comment

Health, Housing and Ageing (Housing and Ageing Alliance / Housing LIN)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Poor housing is estimated to cost the NHS over £600 million per year. This policy paper from the Housing and Ageing Alliance looks at the relationship between health and housing, making suggestions for improvements to address the demographic challenges posed … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Age UK, Ageing, Ageing Population, Avoidable Admissions, Bedford Citizens Housing Association, Bristol Care & Repair Agency, Care & Repair England, Chartered Institute of Housing, Cold-Related Ill Health, Disabled Facilities Grants, Elderly Accommodation Counsel, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Excess Winter Deaths, Extra Care Housing, Falls Reduction, Foundations, Fuel Poverty, Hanover Housing, Health and Housing, Health and Housing Partnerships, Health Inequalities, Hospital Discharge, Housing, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing Alliance, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Policy, Housing Providers, Housing Services for People With Dementia, Housing With Care, ILCUK, Marmot Review, McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Ltd, National Housing Federation, National Planning Policy Framework, Older People’s Action Groups (London and North East), Poor Housing Poor Health, Preventable Excess Winter Deaths, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Ready for Ageing, Retirement Housing, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

Extra Funding to Support People in Their Own Homes (Department of Health)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Norman Lamb, Care and Support Minister, has announced an extra £40m for the Disabled Facilities Grant. The money will be used to help older people have better quality of life and remain independent in their own homes for longer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Disabled Facilities Grant, Disabled Facilities Grants, Extra Care Housing, Funding to Support People in Their Own Homes, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Network, Independence, Independent Living, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Norman Lamb (Former Care Minister), Staying Independent | Leave a comment

Building a Business Case for Adaptive Technologies in England (London School of Economics: PSSRU)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary This report, from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) based at the London School of Economics, examines the research … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Hip Fractures, Housing, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adaptive Technologies, Adaptive Technologies: Estimated Returns Per Pound Invested, Community Care Statistics, Cost Savings, Costs of Common Types of Adaptive Technology, Disabled Facilities Grants, England, English House Condition Survey (2011), Estimated Returns Per Pound Invested in Adaptive Technologies, Falls and Fractures, Healthy Communities Collaborative Pilot (HCCP), Housing for Older People, HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, London School of Economics, Personal Social Services (PSS) Survey of Adults, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), PSSRU at London School of Economics and Political Science, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2831, PSSRU Unit Costs of Social Care, PSSRU: Personal Social Services Research Unit (LSE), QALY, Quality-Adjusted Life-Year (QALY), University of Manchester. Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Value of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) | 1 Comment

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