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User Experience of Adult Social Care Services: Quality Standard QS182 and Guideline NG86 (NICE)

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a quality standard aimed at improving adult social care services end-users’ independence, quality of life, levels of choice and control, and general user-experience. This standard is based on … Continue reading →

Quick Guide to Social Care and Support (NHS Digital)

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Digital has created an online guide for people who need social care, and their families / carers. Sections include: Introduction to care and support. Help from social services and charities. Care services, equipment and care homes. Money, work … Continue reading →

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National Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health (PHE / King’s Fund / LSE PSSRU / UCL / CfMH / British Journal of Psychiatry / BBC News)

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

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of related documents aimed primarily at local public health workers, designed to help identify cost-effective local mental health interventions. This new “concordat” tool aims to prevent mental health problems (a Five … Continue reading →

Care Act Goes Live: SCIE Resources / Guidance (BBC News / SCIE)

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Act 2014 introduces the biggest shake-up in social care for 60 years. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2015). Care system gets ‘biggest shake-up in 60 years’. London: BBC Health News, April 1st 2015. There is a … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Autonomy and Choice, BBC Cost of Care Project, BBC Health News, Better Care Fund (BCF), Care Act 2014, Care and Support, Care and Support Funding Reforms, Care and Support Planning, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Carer Support, Carer’s Needs Assessment, Carers' Assessments, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Cost of Care Project (BBC News), Direct Payment, Direct Payments, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Informed Choices About Health and Social Care, Integrating Health and Social Care Personal Budgets, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Care Providers, Local Service Providers, Maintaining Independence, Means Test, National Minimum Eligibility Criteria, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Needs Analysis, Needs Assessments, Needs of Carers, NHS Continuing Care, Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act (Scotland), Social Care, Social Care Funding, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Reform, Support for Carers, Voice Choice and Control | Leave a comment

Cracks in the Dementia Care Pathway (CQC)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected care of people with dementia in 129 care homes and 20 hospitals across England during 2013 and 2014, in their thematic review of the care people living with dementia. There are examples of excellent … Continue reading →

Cuts Make Social Care System Unsustainable? (BBC News / ADASS)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary According to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) approximately 90% of councils in England now offer social care only to people whose needs are assessed as substantial or critical. Full Text Link Reference ‘Cuts forcing English … Continue reading →

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Update on the Dementia Tax: £21,000 Per Year (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new report, commissioned from the London School of Economics and Kings College London, re-visits the issue of the so-called “dementia tax”. It exposes how dementia patients (with their families and carers) in the UK are often forced to … Continue reading →

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