Category: Community Care- Adults
Safeguarding failings meant a council did not identify the root causes of the repeated pressure sores that a man suffered following discharges home from hospital, leading to “serious consequences”. The man later died of sepsis. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found that the man, Mr C, was subject to inadequate care by an […]
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The government has appealed against a High Court ruling overturning a new approach it has taken to determining ordinary residence in relation to aftercare under the Mental Health Act 1983. In a statement issued this week, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it was awaiting confirmation from the Court of Appeal as […]
A council breached the Care Act when it failed to offer a man a nursing home within a man’s personal budget, meaning his family wrongly had to top up the remainder of the cost, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. Warwickshire council also failed to provide Mr C’s family with clear information […]
James Bullion is leaving the role of Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president “angrier than when he went in”. “Because of what I’ve seen of the injustice, the need for reform, the frustration of the delay and the need to constantly stand up for social care in the Department of Health and Social […]
The government has proposed making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for care home staff working with older people, after scientists warned immunisation levels were below recommended levels in nearly half of such homes. Ministers today launched a rapid five-week consultation on the proposal, which would apply to 10,000 homes in England, over half the total, two months after Community Care […]
Adults with care and support needs are being caused “huge distress” due to cuts to care packages and increased charges, as local authorities attempt to “claw back” money, social care charities say. The increased charges are leaving many in fear they might fall into debt and having to make difficult choices, like whether to have […]
Story updated 9 April 2021 The government has found £1.2m to “urgently” address gaps in the approved mental health professional (AMHP) workforce. Set out in the Covid-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery plan, published last week, the money is part of a £3m package that will also go on preparing for the planned reform of […]
By Kate Snowdon Coercive and controlling behaviour is a feature of domestic abuse and gender-based violence, issues that have risen to the top of the social work agenda during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and rising unemployment have forced more people indoors, with less access to support, creating situations where coercive and controlling behaviour is more […]
Domestic abuse, substance use and mental ill health are complex safeguarding issues, all of which are reported to have been exacerbated by the pandemic. To support the social workers helping families and vulnerable groups to manage these problems, and more, Community Care is making a number of specialist subscription resources freely available to all practitioners. […]