28 October, 2014
27 October, 2014
New regulations set out the procedures to be followed when disputes arise between local authorities regarding a person’s ordinary residence under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, or about the application of sections 37 (continuity of care and support – notification and assessment) or 48 (provider failure – temporary duty on local authority) of that Act.
27 October, 2014
New regulations specify and define three types of accommodation for the purposes of establishing an adult’s ordinary residence in a case where an adult is living in accommodation of a specified type: care home accommodation, shared lives scheme accommodation and supported living accommodation.
27 October, 2014
New regulations set out matters that local authority must take into account in carrying out duty to provide care for someone who has just moved into area on same basis as previous authority.
27 October, 2014
New regulations make provision in relation to duty on local authorities to arrange for an independent advocate to be available to represent and support certain persons for the purpose of facilitating those persons’ involvement in the exercise of functions by local authorities.
24 October, 2014
[2014] EWHC 3481 (Admin)
24 October, 2014
[2014] EWCA Civ 1332
23 October, 2014
In addition, Department provides proposed final version of regulations that will form the basis for the new legal framework ahead of implementation in April 2015.
23 October, 2014
New guidance sets out how Act will work in practice when the first phase of the reforms comes into effect next year.
17 October, 2014
Report from the Care Quality Commission says recruitment of nurses to social care should be a ‘priority’ and points to figures from Skills for Care showing that nurses in social care had the highest turnover rate - 32 per cent - of all social care roles.
14 October, 2014
New report from Action for Children calls on all political parties to prioritise the emotional and mental health of children in care and care leavers, keep children safe when they return to their family after care, and to not give up on young people when their lives are at their most challenging.
13 October, 2014
Report, published today, finds that the gap in the quality of care means it is likely that someone living with dementia will experience poor care as they move between care homes and hospitals.
13 October, 2014
Department of Health seeks views on what social workers who work with adults need to know and be able to do at the end of their first year in practice.
10 October, 2014
[2014] EWCA Civ 1297
9 October, 2014
New statutory instrument makes amendments with the effect that a refuge in Wales must be treated as one dwelling for the purpose of council tax provision, even if the property comprises more than one self-contained unit.
9 October, 2014
Inspection teams to consider whether adult social care and care homes are services that they would be happy for someone they love and care for to use.
7 October, 2014
Views sought on a range of options for providing support after 30 June 2015 that include passing responsibility and funding to local authorities to establishing a Welsh fund similar to the current Independent Living Fund.
6 October, 2014
Guardian reports on survey by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Simplyhealth which found that one in three employers report increase in absenteeism due to employees needing time for caring responsibilities.
6 October, 2014
Care Quality Commission survey of those caring for both older relatives and children finds that 84 per cent describe choosing care as 'very stressful' or 'quite stressful', ranking it higher than divorce, separation, choosing a school or buying a house.
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