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Carers Action Plan 2018 to 2020 (DHSC / BBC News)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health and Social Care’s action plan for carers outlines plans to support carers in England, over the next 2 years. It expands on the National Carers Strategy. It sets out 64 actions across five priority topics. … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (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, National, National Audit Office, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Staff Vacancy Rates, Adult Social Care Workforce, Adult Social Care Workforce in England (NAO 2018), Better Care Fund (BCF), Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Homes, Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI), Commissioning Care, Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning Home Care for Older People, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Consultation on Adult Social Care Workforce (2018), Cost Pressures for Care Providers, Department of Health and Social Care (Formerly the Department of Health), Department of Health and Social Care Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People, English Local Authorities, Estimated Annual Increases in Care Jobs, Estimated Changes (Reductions) in Local Authority Spending Power, Facing the Facts Shaping the Future: Adult Social Care Workforce Consultation, Funding of Local Authority Care, Health and Care Workforce Strategy for England (HEE), Home Care, Home Care Funding and Costs, Home Care Providers, Home Care Services, Home Care Shortfall, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care Workers, Home Care Workforce, Home Care: Commissioning, Joint Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy Planning, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authorities Social Services, Low Prestige of Caring as Career, National Audit Office (NAO), National Minimum Wage in the Care Sector, National Workforce Strategies, Non-British European Economic Area Nationals, Numbers of Jobs in Care Workforce in England (2016-17), Organisations With Responsibilities Relating to Adult Social Care Workforce, Pay and Working Conditions of Care Workers, Provider Sustainability, Quality and Sustainability, Recruitment and Retention, Regional and Local Workforce Strategies, Registered Managers, Residential Care Homes, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care Workforce, Social Care Workforce Development, Staff Turnover, Staffing Level Indicators: Staff Turnover, State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England, Sustainability, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), UK Commission for Employment and Skills, Vacancy and Turnover Rates, Valuing Care and Care Workers, Valuing Carers, Valuing the Healthcare Assistants, Workforce, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Forecasts and Modelling, Workforce Issues, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Retention Recruitment and Resilience, Workforce Strategy, Workforce Training, Zero-Hours Contracts | Leave a comment

Review of Factors Influencing Carers’ Quality of Life (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review of literature on the factors likely to influence the quality of life for family carers of people with dementia discovered ten broad themes: Demographics. Carer-Patient Relationship(s). Dementia Characteristics. Demands of Caring. Carer Health. Carer Emotional Well-Being. Support … Continue reading →

The Living Conditions of Unpaid Carers in the UK: the State of Caring 2017 Report (Carers UK)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest “State of Caring 2017” report reveals that four in ten of unpaid carers in the UK have not taken a break in over one year, and that one in four carers had not had a day-off from … Continue reading →

Raising Awareness of Older Carers and Carers’ Rights Generally (NHS England / Carers Trust)

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Results from a Carers’ Trust survey conducted between October and November 2016 are used to raise awareness of issues affecting older carers in England. Full Text Link Reference Speak up for older carers. [Online]: Carers’ Trust, November 2016. A … Continue reading →

Carers UK’s Pressure Points Report: Building on the Role of Carers in Supporting the NHS (Carers UK)

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Carers UK report examined the potential role(s) of carers in helping to reduce emergency admissions and re-admissions to hospital; and to minimise delayed transfers of care from hospital. Around 40% carers who have taken their dependents to A&E … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoiding Unplanned Admissions, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Care in the Community, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly NHS, Carer Friendly NHS Programme, Carer Friendly Primary Care Services, Carer Isolation, Carer Passports, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers and Families, Carers UK’s Pressure Points Report, Carers’ Rights at Discharge, Case Management, Co-Production, Co-Production in Commissioning, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Community-Based Care, Crisis Resolution Teams, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfer of Care to Social Care (DToC), Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DETOCs), Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Care, Emergency Centres, Emergency Departments, Emergency Services, Experiences of Health Care Services, Experiences of Social Care Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Factors in Increased Use of Urgent and Emergency Care, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Funding, Health and Social Care in the Community, Heléna Herklots: Chief Executive of Carers UK, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Approach to Identifying and Assessing Carer Health and Wellbeing (NHS England Toolkit), Integrated Discharge Process, Interface Between Primary and Secondary Care, Listening to Carers, Local Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Case Management, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Crisis Resolution Teams, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Intermediate Care, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Proactive Personalised Care in the Community, Readmissions, Reasons for Delayed Discharge, Reducing Delayed Transfers of Care, Reducing Early Hospital Readmissions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, Reducing Re-Admissions to NHS Hospitals, Role of Carers in Supporting the NHS, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Sustainable Caring, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Unscheduled Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Valuing Carers, Working Together to Support Carers | Leave a comment

International Day of Older Persons (United Nations / ONS / NHS England)

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP). Full Text Link Reference International Day of Older Persons: 1 October. [Online]: United Nations, October 2016. A statistical piece, from the Office of National Statistics, on the contribution of … Continue reading →

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