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Fifteen Minute Visits for Personal Care Remain (BBC News / Unison)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research by the union Unison has identified the persistence of 15-minute home care visits, which are too short for all but the most minimal “flying visits”. Such short home care visits are acceptable, for example, when dropping by to … Continue reading →

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On the Interdependence Between Social Care Provision and NHS Performance: a “Perfect Storm” Brewing for Winter? (BBC News / Nuffield Trust / ILC-UK / RCEM)

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary While the Government’s Spending Review gave scope for more money to be made available to support social care services, (i) by allowing local authorities to raise council tax by 2% and (ii) increasing the amount of money available for … Continue reading →

Crisis in Care Homes / Social Care Sustainability? (BBC News / ResPublica)

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Economic analysis of the financial sustainability of residential care home services in England suggests that care homes could – within five years – be underfunded by £1.1 billion per year. This raises worrying implications for future capacity relative to … Continue reading →

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Key to Care Report: the Burstow Commission on the Future of the Home Care Workforce (BBC News / LGiU)

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

Summary The “Key to Care” report, published in early December by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) and the home care provider Mears, predicted that the home care system in England could be close to crisis because of the extent … Continue reading →

Local Interventions to Reduce Health Inequalities (British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences)

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This document is a collection of opinions from leading social scientists on how to reduce health inequalities. Each article presents the evidence base for a particular area, and identifies the policy interventions which local authorities could introduce to improve … Continue reading →

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