Home Care News
Home care providers to be penalised for 15-minute visits to those living with dementia
29 Apr 2014
The Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of social care has said that 15-minute home care visits to people with dementia are “ineffective, inappropriate and unsafe”. Andrea Sutcliffe told The Times.....
Care crisis beckons due to shortfall of family carers for older people, by 2017
24 Apr 2014
The number of older people requiring informal care will outnumber the amount of adult children or family members able to provide it for the first time in 2017. There will be a predicted shortfall of 160,000.....
GPs to offer better care for elderly, Skype consultations and extended opening hours
14 Apr 2014
GPs will offer elderly people personalised care, including individual care plans reviewed regularly with patients and carers by GPs, a named GP responsible for their care and same-day access to a GP when they need it, according to.....
New care guidance marks end to use of 'dangerous' and 'humiliating' face-down restrictive intervention
03 Apr 2014
The Government has pledged to reduce the use of ‘outdated’ restrictive interventions in all health and social care settings in new guidance set to help staff avoid the use of physical restraint. Through a new training programme.....
Fears over growing pressure on workforce caring for relatives with dementia
01 Apr 2014
Ninety per cent of employers fear the added pressure of caring for someone with dementia is having a growing impact on the health and productivity of employees. Research published by charity Carers UK’s business.....