Category: Community Care- Adults
By the Parents, Families and Allies Network (PFAN) There is no sugar-coating to when a family is involved with children’s social care. Whether it is through a requested need for help or through imposed intervention, it changes the landscape and future of that family and the wider community forever. The hope is of course that […]
The government will set up an independent commission to recommend long-term reform to adult social care, it announced today. The body, which will be led by former senior civil servant Baroness (Louise) Casey, will examine the key issues facing the sector today before recommending changes designed to help achieve the government’s ambition of creating a […]
Almost half of social workers believe they should have a role in any future assisted dying process, though others fear the sector would struggle to take on such a role, a poll has found. This follows the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passing its second reading in the House of Commons in November […]
This article provides tips from Community Care Inform Adults’ guide on dementia and adults from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. The updated guide promotes a person-centred approach to supporting individuals, but within a cultural context. It outlines important issues to consider that may explain why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities tend […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. An extra £200m for social care in next year’s council finance settlement is “wholly inadequate” to tackle additional costs facing adults’ services, sector leaders have warned. The government pledged to increase the social care grant – […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. The government should invest in mental health social work to meet its key objectives for the NHS, Think Ahead has said. Recruiting more social workers will help mental health services move from “hospital to the community” […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) have voiced concerns about the impact on their safety of a national police policy of not attending most mental health incidents. In some areas, AMHPs are attending mental health callouts in […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Dedicated funding for adult social care in England will rise by just over £1bn next year, according to government plans. However, this falls far short of the estimated £1.8bn in extra costs facing councils, chiefly driven […]
Social care practitioners can get up to speed with the law around adult safeguarding at Community Care’s next masterclass. Expert speakers will cover issues including the legal framework around adult safeguarding, its intersection with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), the inherent jurisdiction and how to handle cases involving self-neglect or hoarding. Alongside this, delegates […]
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Legislation to permit assisted dying has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after MPs voted in favour of it today. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons […]