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Home Care in England: a King’s Fund Review (King’s Fund)

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A King’s Fund report investigates problems in the commissioning of adult social care with a focus on home care. Issues under consideration include: Recruitment and retention of home care staff. Reductions in fees paid for council commissioned home care. … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care: Local Authority Commissioning, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE), Ageing Population, Alternative Approaches to Commissioning, Autonomous Team Working, Buurtzorg (Neighbourhood Care), Buurtzorg Model, Buurtzorg Model: Netherlands, Buurtzorg Nederland, Buurtzorg: Dutch for Neighbourhood Care, Buurtzorg: Netherlands, Care Funding, Carer Marketplaces, Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning Home Care for Older People, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Commissioning of Homecare Services, Community Aging in Place, Community Assets, Community Catalysts, Continuity of Care and Relationships, Continuity of Care for Older People, Cooperative Home Care Associates (USA), Delivering Home Care for Older People, Dementia and Homecare, Devon Cares, Devon Cares: Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Domiciliary Care, English Local Authorities, Geographical Variations, Gesundes Kinzigital Model, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, High-Quality Home Care (Buurtzorg: Netherlands), Home Care, Home Care For Older People: NICE Care Pathway, Home Care For Older People: NICE Quality Standard No.123, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care Workers, Home Care Workforce, Inclusion Glasgow, Independent Living With Care, Individual Service Funds (ISFs), Innovation in Adult Social Care, Integrator Models, Intelligent System for Independent Living and Self-Care of Seniors With Cognitive Problems or Mild Dementia (ISISEMD), Kaiser Telehealth (USA), Kotitori Model, Later Life, Lidköping (Sweden), Local Authorities, Local Community Assets, Local Health Services: Variations, Love2Care Devon, Mountain Empire’s Program of All-inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE), New Models of Care, New Models of Home Care, New Models of Service, Outcomes-Based Commissioning, Personal Budgets (PBs), Place-Based Teams, Provider Sustainability, Quality and Sustainability, Recruitment and Retention, Regional Variations, Scotland National Telecare Development Programme, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shared Lives Carers, Somerset Microenterprise Project, St Monica’s Trust, Staying Independent, SuperCarers, Sustainability, Telemonitoring, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), Unacceptable Variations, Values-Based Recruitment, Variations in Quality of Care, Variations in Social Care Quality and Spending in England, Wellbeing Teams | Leave a comment

Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News / Good Care Group)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Following a recent review of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections, which revealed that perhaps one in four care homes may to be failing in terms of safety and the adequacy of care provided, a BBC News item provides a … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Adult Social Care Services, Advice for Family and Friends, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Australia, BBC Health News, BBC's State of Care Theme, BBC’s Care Calculator, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in People's Own Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Extra Care Apartments, Extra Care Housing, Extra-Care Sheltered Housing, Geographical Variations, Good Care Group, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, High-Intensity Care in Own Home, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Home Care Services, Home Care Support, Home Share and Befriending, Home-Share Arrangements, Housing and Extra Care, Information About Care and Support Options, Integration of Health and Social Care, Live-in Carer Recruitment: General Guidance, Live-in Carer Recruitment: Sought Skills in Potential Employees, Live-in Carers, Maintaining Independence, New Zealand, Nursing and Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Nutrition and Hydration, Patient Safety, Residential Homes, Retirement Villages, Safe and Compassionate Care, Self-Funders, Seven Advantages of Live-in Care, Seven Advantages of Live-in Care (Good Care Group Infographic), Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Sheltered Housing, Sheltered Housing Schemes, South Africa, State of Care Theme (BBC News), The Case Against Live-In Care: Disadvantages, The Case for Live-In Care: Advantages, Variations in Quality of Care | Leave a comment

BBC’s State of Care Theme (BBC News)

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Following recent news items on the problems of sustainability for social care provision, and the related impact this funding crisis has on older people, the BBC has launched an online calculator indicating how much local care services might typically … Continue reading →

Dementia Friendly Housing Organisations (Orbit Charitable Trust / Housing LIN)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Orbit Charitable Trust has produced a guide for smaller housing associations, and other housing providers, explaining how social landlords can improve their support for older people living with dementia. Guidance is provided on improving residents’ quality of life … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age UK Warwickshire, Age-Friendly Housing, Aragon Housing Association, BEN PCT, Chartered Institute of Housing, Chichester CareLine, Community HUBS, Coventry PCT, Crossroads Care, Dementia Friendly Housing Organisations, Dementia Issues in OHE Sheltered Schemes, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments, Direct Payments, Dudley PCT, Elder Councils, Elderly Accommodation Council, Endeavour Housing Association, ERoSH (The Essential Role of Social Housing), Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Health and Housing, Heantun Housing Association, Herefordshire PCT, Heritage Healthcare, HoBT PCT, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing for Older People, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Network, Housing Organisations, Housing Providers, Housing Services for People With Dementia, Housingnet, IDS, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Individualised Support, Inisfree Housing Association, Joint Improvement Team (NHS Scotland), Local National Dementia Alliances, National Housing Federation, North Staffordshire PCT, Orbit Charitable Trust, Orbit Group, Orbit Heart of England (OHE), Partnership Working, Peer Support, Principles of Supported Living, Racing Homes, RADAR, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), Riseborough Research & Consultancy Associates, S Birmingham PCT, Sandwell PCT, Scottish Chartered Institute of Housing, Self-Directed Support, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shropshire PCT, Smaller Housing Organisations, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Social Landlords, Solihull PCT, South Staffordshire PCT, Specialised Housing Providers, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Supported Living, Sutton Housing Trust, Telford & Wrekin PCT, Walsall PCT, Waltham Forest Housing Association, Warwickshire PCT, West Midlands Observatory: Dementia Prevalence, Wolverhampton PCT, Women’s Pioneer Housing, Worcestershire PCT, Zero Rejection | Leave a comment

Co-Production in Adult Social Care (SCIE)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Co-production promises to make an important contribution towards solving the many challenges facing social care, including pressures to improve: (i) the cost-effectiveness of services, (ii) user and carer experience, (iii) community capacity and (iv) better integration of health and care. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Action for Carers Surrey, Active Involvement Groups, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, All Together Now Project, Barriers to Involvement, Benefits of Integrated Care, Birmingham City Council’s Adults and Communities Directorate, Blur Roles, Building Community Capacity, Cameron McLeish Consultants, Capable Communities, Capable Communities and Adult Citizens, Care Integration, CareBank, Carer Engagement Strategies, Carer-Controlled Organisations, Caring for Our Future: Reforming Care and Support, Centre for Well-Being: nef (the new economics foundation), Charles Leadbeater, Co-operatives, Co-Production, Co-production Monitoring Group (Think Local Act Personal), Co-Production Network (SCIE), Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Working, Commissioning User-Led Organisations, Community Capacity, Community Care, Community Empowerment, Community Involvement, Dementia Capable Communities, Department of Health’s Caring for Our Future: Shared Ambitions for Care and Support Consultation, Disability Rights UK, Economics of Co-Production, Edgar Kahn, Embedding Co-Production, Empowerment, Engagement, Equality and Excellence, Equality Group Organisations, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Well Being Strategies, Health Services Management Centre: University of Birmingham, Healthy Living Club, Implications of the Francis Inquiry Report, Independent Support, Information Sharing, Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services: IRISS, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Dementia Care, Integrated Provision, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNA, KeyRing, Local Involvement Networks, Local Partnerships, London Borough of Newham, Look Ahead Care and Support, Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Team Care, My Way, National Development Team for Inclusion, nef (the new economics foundation), New Economics Foundation (nef), Northamptonshire Community Housing Network, Northern Ireland Disability Strategy, Partnership, Partnership and Collaboration, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Network, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, People-Centred Care, Public Health Agency, Public Services Lab, Putting People First, Race Equality Foundation, Reciprocity, Redesigning Support for Care Leavers, Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Right to Control Initiative, SCIE's Co-Production Network, SCIE's Co-Production Strategy, Scottish Community Development Centre, Seldom Heard Groups, Service User Involvement, Shaping Our Lives, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shared Lives Carers, Sharing Learning, Social Care, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Policy, Team Working, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), Think Local Act Personal Co-production Monitoring Group, Timebanking, Timebanking UK, University of Birmingham, User Involvement, User-Controlled Organisations, User-Led Organisations (ULOs) | Leave a comment

The Long Term Care Revolution (King’s College London / Housing LIN)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN has made available two documents supplying the background thinking behind “The Long Term Care Revolution”. Read more: The Long Term Care Revolution. Housing LIN. Assisted Living Platform: The Long Term Care Revolution The Institute of Gerontology at King’s College London wrote the … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care Funding, Ageing Related Support Systems for Healthy and Independent Living, Aids and Adaptations, Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Technologies, Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP), Care Funding, Cruise Ships, Dementia Friendly Environments in Sheltered Housing, Department of Social Science: King’s College London, DREAMING (Elderly Friendly Alarm Handling and Monitoring), Health and Medicine: King’s College London, Home Adaptations, Home Modifications, Housing Adaptations, Institute of Gerontology: King’s College London, Kings College London, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Revolution, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), NAAPS, PERSONA (Perceptive Spaces Promoting Independent Ageing), Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Poor Care in Institutions and At Home, Retirement Villages, Royal Commission on Long Term Care, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Care Funding, Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Technology Strategy Board’s Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP), TSB ALIP: Assisted Living Innovation Platform, TSB: Technology Strategy Board, Very Sheltered Schemes | Leave a comment

People Powered Health: Co-Production Catalogue (NESTA)

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This document catalogues examples of collaborative public services in action, looking particularly at those involved in health and social care. NESTA believe that co-production is potentially transformative; because it involves “re-framing the problem and re-establishing relationships to enable more … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Advance Care Planning Toolkit, Adult Social Care, Blur Roles, Co-operatives, Co-Production, Co-Production Catalogue (NESTA), Co-production Self-Assessment Audit Tool, Community Empowerment, Culture of Expertise, Dependency Culture, Empowerment, Health and Social Care, Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), Integrated Resource Framework (IRF) Co-Production Learning Template, Mutual Support, Mutuals, National Endowment for Science, nef (the new economics foundation), NESTA: National Endowment for Science, People Powered Health (NESTA), People-Centred Care, Public Services Lab, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shared Lives Carers, Social Care, Social Care Policy, Technology and the Arts, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), The Lab: Innovations in Public Services, The Other Economic Summit (TOES) | Leave a comment

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