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Tag Archives: My Home Life Programme
Housing With Care to Promote Independent Living (BBC News / Demos / Age UK)
Summary Paul Burstow, the former Care Services Minister, has proposed that surplus NHS land could be used for building dedicated housing for older people. This is just one of a number of suggestions to encourage investment in extra care housing … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (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, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accessible and Adaptable Homes, Adaptable Homes, Adapted Flats, Age Cymru, Age Friendly Homes, Age NI, Age Scotland, Age UK Handy Person Service, Age UK Integrated Care Programme, Aids and Adaptations, Alzheimer’s Association’s Great Illinois Chapter, Anchor, Autonomy, Autonomy and Choice, Autonomy and Self-Determination, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, Better Care Fund, Building Research Establishment (BRE), Business Case for Extra Care Housing, Commission on Residential Care, Commission on Residential Care (CORC), Commission on Residential Care: Chaired by Paul Burstow MP, Committee for the Wagner Review of Residential Care, Commonhold, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), Complex Needs, Cooperative Mutual or Profit-Sharing Ownership Models, Creative Use of NHS Estate, De Hogeweyk, Delayed Discharges, Dementia Care Awards, Dementia Friendly Housing Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Demographic Change, Demos, Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), Disposing of Surplus Land, Eden Square (Greater Manchester), Empowerment, Empowerment Through Personalised Support, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Homes, English Community Care Association (ECCA), Ethos of Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing, Florence Leonard Centre for Living (Boston), Former Care Services Minister Paul Burstow, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Friends and Neighbours Movement (FaNS), Fuel Poverty, Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency, Funding Challenges, Future of Residential Care, Gifted Housing (Age UK), Glendale Lodge (Kent), Government Housing Grants, Hartrigg Oaks (York), HC-One, Health and Housing, Health and Housing Policy, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Well-being Boards (HWBB), Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Home Adaptations, Hospital Discharge, Housing & Care 21’s Sycamore Extra Care Scheme (North Yorkshire), Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Extra Care, Housing and Health Partnerships, Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing Associations, Housing in Later Life, Housing Market for Older People, Housing Organisations, Housing Providers, Housing With Care, Humanitas Bergweg (Rotterdam), Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Inspection, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Lasell Retirement Village (Boston MA), Leonard Cheshire Disability, Liberal Democrat Former Health Minister Paul Burstow, Life Experiences Checklist (LEC), Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Living Longer: Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Local Authorities, Local Commissioning, Local Housing Developments, Local Housing Strategies, Maintaining Independence, My Home Life Essex Community Association (MHLECA), My Home Life Essex FaNS, My Home Life Programme, National Care Forum (NCF), National Planning Policy Framework, National Skills Academy for Social Care, NCVO’s Volunteering in Care Homes Pilot, NHS Surplus Land, Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), Patient Discharge, Paul Burstow (Former Care Services Minister), Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat, Planning Gain Charges (Under S106 and the Community Infrastructure Levy), Poor Housing Poor Health, Preventable Excess Winter Deaths, Reablement, Reablement Services for People Leaving Hospital, Rebranding Residential Care, Regaining Independence, Registration, Regulation, Residential Accommodation, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Residential Care Settings, Residential Forum, Respect for Autonomy, Retirement Housing, Retirement Housing Needs, Retirement Villages, Rt Hon. Paul Burstow MP, Service Integration, Sheltered (Social Rented) and Retirement Housing (Private Sector), Sheltered and Retirement Housing, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Housing, Social Wellbeing in Extra Care Housing, Specialised Housing, Spread the Warmth Campain (Age UK), Staying Independent, Step-Down and Step-Up Care, Sunrise Senior Living UK, Support for People with Complex Needs, Supported Housing, Surplus Land for Housing, System-Wide Integration, Technology Enabled Care Services, Tenancy Framework, Tenancy in Care Homes, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Tunstall Healthcare (UK), Unsuitable Housing Costs NHS Millions, Vision for Residential Care, West Hall Anchor care home (West Byfleet), What Older People Want (Three Studies), Whitely Village (Surrey)
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Health and Care Suitable for an Ageing Population (King’s Fund)
Summary This King’s Fund report presents a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care provided for older people. The focus is on improving the integration of care and the reduction of delays in transitions between different services. … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active Ageing, Active Commissioning of Health and Mental Health Care for Care Home Residents, Admiral Nurses, Adult Social Care for People with Complex Needs, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Related Support Systems for Healthy and Independent Living, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Ambulatory Care Clinics, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Assertive Discharge Planning, Bed/Ward Moves, Better Care Fund, BGS Commissioning Guide for Older Care Home Residents, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Birmingham Cross-City Clinical Commissioning Group, Blue Book: British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and British Geriatrics Society (BGS), British Geriatrics Society: Commissioning Guidance for High-Quality Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and British Geriatrics Society (BGS): Blue Book, Care Closer to Home, Care Home Residents, Care Homes, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Care Pathways for Older People, CARE Profiles (Combined Assessment of Residential Environment), Case Finding, Choice, Chronic Mental Health Problems, City University, Clinical Frailty Scale, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning Guidance for High-Quality Health Care for Older Care Home Residents (BGS), Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents, Commissioning Local Services, Commissioning Multiagency Teams, Community and Interface Geriatrics, Community Geriatricians, Community Nurses as Case Managers, Community Virtual Wards, Community Wards, Complex Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Complex Needs, Components of Care for Older People, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Consultant Ward Rounds, Continuity of Care, Control, Crisis Response, Crisis Support, Day Hospital Care, Day Hospitals, Deciding Right, Delayed Transfers of Care, Dementia Liaison Services, Dignified Person-Centred Care, Dignity for Older Patients Project (University Hospitals Birmingham), Dignity Workshops, Discharge, Discharge and Out of Hospital Care, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Early Discharge Assessment Teams, Early Senior Assessment, Early Supported Discharge Teams, Electronic Frailty Index, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, End of Life Care, Extra Care Housing, Fluctuating Disability, Frailty, Future Hospital Commission, Glasgow Fracture Liaison Service, Gloucestershire Heart Failure Service, Gnosall Health Centre, Gnosall Medical Practice, Gnosall Project, Guideposts Trust, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Delivery Models, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, Health Systems in Transition, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Holistic Assessments, Home-Based Rehabilitation and Reablement, Hospital at Home, Hospital at Home Early Discharge, Hospital At Home Services, Improving Care Pathways for Older People, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living At Home, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Locality Teams, Integrated Out-of-Hospital Care. RCGP, Integrated Services, Integrated Teams, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leicestershire Home Care Re-ablement Services, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (Toolkit), Local Care Services, Local Empowerment, Local Initiatives, Local Networks, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Marie Curie Nursing Services, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multidisciplinary Teams, My Home Life Programme, National Hip Fracture Database, Nolan's Six Senses (Security Continuity Belonging Purpose Fulfilment and Significance), Nottinghamshire Ambulance Trust, Nurse Specialists, Older Care Home Residents, Older People, Older People With Complex Needs, Older People's Care, Older Persons’ Assessment and Liaison (OPAL), OPAL Models, Out-of-Hospital Care, Patient Flows, POPS Models, Population Risk Stratification, Post-Discharge Assessment and Support, Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Acute Admissions from Care Homes, Prevention, Preventive Care, Proactive Geriatric Liaison, Proactive Input From Geriatricians, Proactive Specialist In-Reach, Public Health, Rapid Access Ambulatory Care Clinics, Reablement, Redesigning Care Pathways, Redesigning Services, Reducing Admissions to Nursing Care, Reducing Admissions to Residential Care, Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unplanned Hospitalisation, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs, Residential Care, Risk Assessment, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Sandwell Integrated Care Services Team (ICARES), Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service Integration, Service Redesign, Service-Level Design, Sheffield Patient Flow, Social Isolation, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, South Warwickshire Project on Improving Care Pathways for Older People, Staying Independent, Support for People with Complex Needs, Ten Steps for Effective Discharge Planning, The King’s Fund Integrated Care Map, University Hospitals Birmingham: Dignity for Older Patients Project, Virtual Wards, Virtual Wards to Reduce Readmissions, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Whole Systems Design, Whole Systems Redesign, Whole-System Approaches
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Provider Quality Profile: Local Care Providers Online Comparison Tool (NHS Choices / Department of Health)
Summary The Provider Quality Profile is an online tool which allows users to compare any Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered home care, residential or nursing home provider. This resource is available online at NHS Choices, it having been launched as … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care Funding, Care Homes, Caring for Our Future, Caring for Our Future: Reforming Care and Support, Choosing a Care Home, Community Care, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Department of Health’s Caring for Our Future: Shared Ambitions for Care and Support Consultation, Extra Care Housing, Feedback, Independent Living, Local Care Providers, My Home Life Programme, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NICE Social Care Quality Standards, Nursing Homes, Online Comparison Tools (Care Providers), Patient Feedback, PQP: Provider Quality Profile, Provider Quality Profile, Provider Quality Profile (PQP), Residential Care Homes, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Social Care
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National End of Life Care Programme Newsletter: Issue 46, June 2012 (NEoLCP)
Summary Topics covered in this newsletter include: Focus on dignity. The National Dignity Council’s 10-point Dignity Challenge. The ABCD of dignity care: Attitude, Behaviour, Compassion, Dialogue. A West Sussex project into the spiritual needs at the end of life. Two … Continue reading →
Posted in End of Life Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), National, NEoLCP, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 10-Point Dignity Challenge: National Dignity Council, ABCD of Dignity Care: Attitude; Behaviour; Compassion; Dialogue, Arts and Music in Dementia, Creative Activity, Creative Therapy, Dignity, Dignity Challenge (Social Care Institute for Excellence, DNACPR, East Riding of Yorkshire, Empowerment, EOL, Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, Integrated Care Pathway, Mary Gannon Creative Legacy Project, My Home Life Programme, National Dignity Council, National Dignity Council’s 10-Point Dignity Challenge, National End of Life Care Programme Newsletter, North East Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Alliance, Nursing Home Residents with Dementia, Residential Care Homes, Spirituality, Tees Valley Social Care and Health Alliance
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