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Updated Local Dementia Services Profile(s) (PHE / MHDNIN)

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has again updated the online local Dementia Profile(s). Figures on the estimated diagnosis rates for dementia, by geographical area, have been updated. Full Text Link Reference Dementia profile: August 2018 data update. [Online]: Public Health England … Continue reading →

Updated Local Dementia Services Profile(s) (PHE / MHDNIN)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has updated the online Dementia Profile(s). These profiles are aggregated into a statistical tool which is intended to assist commissioners identify variations in services / outcomes. Profiles of local data cover Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Local … Continue reading →

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Examining Alternative Visions of Funding Social Care for Older People in England (King’s Fund / Health Foundation)

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

The Kings Fund and the Health Foundation have produced a report on “Approaches to social care funding”. It considers the various advantages and disadvantages of a variety of proposed approaches to funding social care for older people, which include (quotation): … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2017 General Election, Access to Health and Social Care Support, Adult Social Care Workforce, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Care Tax (So-Called Dementia Tax), Conservative Party’s 2017 Election Manifesto, Consultation on Adult Social Care Workforce (2018), Continuing Healthcare Framework (NHS CHC), Coordinated Health and Social Care, Dementia Tax, Department of Health and Social Care Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People, Economic Sustainability, English Local Authorities, Entitlements to Health and Social Care, Facing the Facts Shaping the Future: Adult Social Care Workforce Consultation, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Performance, Funding Social Care for Older People in England, Health and Social Care Integration, Hypothecated Tax for Health and Social Care, Hypothecated Tax for Social Care, Hypothecated Taxes, Hypothecation, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Fairness, Intergenerational Inequality, Intergenerational Relations, Local Authorities (LAs), Means Test, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Insurance, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Local Funding, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Upward Spending Pressures | Leave a comment

Social Care Unsustainable as a Cinderella Service (BBC News / NAO / King’s Fund / Health Foundation / Skills for Care)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report explains why the Department of Health and Social Care needs to work harder to support the social care workforce. The number of people working in care does not match the growing demands … Continue reading →

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Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →

Under-Claimed SMI Council Tax Discount? (BBC News / MoneySavingExpert)

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People diagnosed as severely mentally impaired (SMI) should by rights be exempt from paying council tax, with the result that two-person households often qualify for a 25% discount on council tax. Persons with a severe mental impairment living alone … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Advice and Information: Incorrect Information, BBC Health News, Council Tax, Council Tax Discounts, Council Tax Reduction Scheme in Wales, DCLG: Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, False Information, FOI: Freedom of information, Geographical Variations, Government's 'Apply for Council Tax Reduction' Service, Hilda Hayo: Chief Executive of Dementia UK, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Councils, Local Government Association, Martin Lewis: MSE Founder, Martin Lewis: SMI Council Tax Discount, Misinformation, MoneySavingExpert.com, MSE: MoneySavingExpert.com, Mystery Shopper, Postcode Lottery, Postcode Lottery in Access to Severely Mentally Impaired (SMI) Council Tax Discount, Severely Mentally Impaired (SMI) Council Tax Discount, SMI Council Tax Discount, SMI Diagnosis: Severely Mentally Impaired: Council Tax Discount, SMI Discount: Possibly 100000 Individuals Overcharged, Unacceptable Variations, Unwarranted Variations, Variations in Service | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Personal Budgets (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society wants local authorities in England to remove barriers which may prevent people with dementia having access to personal budgets. Less than one-third of people receiving social care support for problems relating to memory and cognition have … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Society Audit of Local Authorities’ Personal Budgets Processes, Autonomy and Choice, Care Act 2014, Care Integration, Care Planning, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Identified Supported and Involved, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Collaborative Care Planning, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Transformation, Councillor Muriel Weisz: Chair of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Adult Social Care and Health Committee, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Friendly Personal Budget Charter, Dementia Friendly Personal Budget Charter for Local Authorities (Alzheimer’s Society), Dementia Policy, Dementia-Friendly Personal Budgets, Direct Payment, Direct Payment Support Services, Direct Payments, Empowerment, English Local Authorities, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Funding Reform, George McNamara: Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Alzheimer’s Society, Guide for Local Authorities, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Social Care Services, Implementation of Personal Budgets in Social Care, Independent Personal Budget, Integrated Commissioning, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Integration, Making Personal Budgets Dementia Friendly (Alzheimer’s Society), National Children’s and Adults’ Services Conference 2016, Nottinghamshire County Council, Patient Activation, Patient Choice, Payment Reform, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Budgets Across Health and Care, Personal Budgets in Adult Social Care, Personal Choice Network, Personalisation of Social Care, Personalised Care, Personalised Health Budgets and Dementia Services, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Proxy Budget Holders, Reablement, Self-Care, Self-Directed, Self-Directed Care, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Support, Shared Decision-Making, Staff Awareness | Leave a comment

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