24 February, 2015
24 February, 2015
Telegraph reports on Conservative Party proposal that all people looking after dementia patients will be offered the opportunity take time off, education, training as well as professional psychological help.
20 February, 2015
New regulations issued in Scotland that provide, from 6 April 2015, for increases in the capital limits and the savings credit disregard used in assessing a person's ability to pay a contribution towards the cost of residential accommodation.
20 February, 2015
New regulations issued in Scotland that, from 6 April 2015, provide for an increase in the 'personal expenses allowance' for those in residential care from £24.55 to £25.05 per week.
19 February, 2015
New statutory instrument sets out provisions in relation to the duty on the Care Quality Commission to determine whether a registered care provider satisfies the criteria for entry into the market oversight regime.
19 February, 2015
New statutory instrument specify the 'eligibility criteria' for the purposes of Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 which sets out the duty of local authorities to meet those of an adult’s needs for care and support and those of a carer’s needs for support which meet the eligibility criteria.
19 February, 2015
19 February, 2015
New statutory instrument makes provision in relation to duties on local authorities in England and Wales, and on Health and Social Care trusts in Northern Ireland, to meet care and support needs of adults, or support needs of carers, in circumstances where registered providers of care are unable to carry on because of 'business failure'.
19 February, 2015
Report from the International Longevity Centre finds that long term caregiving is associated with declines in quality of life and life satisfaction for carers, and an increased risk of depression, and that giving up caregiving was associated with increased depression amongst both male and female carers.
19 February, 2015
New briefing from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends that local authorities should ensure older people in care homes retain their independence and identity, set clear policies and plans for older people in care homes, provide equal access to services, ensure residents are safe, and prevent infections among residents.
18 February, 2015
Healthwatch, the health and social care consumer watchdog, has written to the Department of Health regarding the lack of quality assurance of adult social care services that are currently non-regulated by the Care Quality Commission or are non-local authority contracted, such as supported living accommodation and daycare centres.
17 February, 2015
Association warns that, without adequate funding, elderly and disabled people could be left without the social care services which help them to remain independent, and stay out of hospital and in their own homes for longer.
13 February, 2015
Nine pilot areas will explore how technology can be combined with professional support from local authorities and the assistance of informal networks of friends, neighbours and Time Bank volunteers to ease the pressure of caring, and also how businesses can give employees with caring responsibilities more help, for example by promoting flexible working patterns and setting up carers ‘surgeries’.
12 February, 2015
New regulations made in consequence of provisions in Part 3 of the Care Act 2014 that abolish the Special Health Authorities known as Health Education England and the Health Research Authority, and establish 'bodies corporate' called Health Education England and the Health Research Authority.
6 February, 2015
Cap on care costs, introduced by the Act, means a large number of people who currently self-fund their care are expected to request assessments in order to register their progress towards the cost cap, or to be considered for local authority support under the revised means-test.
5 February, 2015
Views sought by 30 March 2015 on draft regulations and guidance needed to introduce the cap on care costs and proposals for a new appeals system.
4 February, 2015
New National Audit Office report finds that government did not meet goal of moving people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour out of hospital by 1 June 2014, because it underestimated the complexity and level of challenge in meeting the commitments in its action plan.
29 January, 2015
New analysis from the BBC - based on official data - shows that, in 2003/2004, £1,188 was being spent per person over the age of 65, but, by 2013/2014, this had dropped to £951.
28 January, 2015
New statutory instrument extends the duty of candour and fit and proper persons requirement for directors to all registered providers of regulated activities from April 2015 and introduces a new requirement on all registered providers to display any ratings they are awarded by the Care Quality Commission from April 2015.
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