Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Following its November 12 release of guidance for nursing home visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS released three versions of frequently asked questions (FAQs) clarifying the guidance. The early January FAQs also discouraged large gatherings (within nursing homes) in which physical distancing cannot be maintained.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

Following its November 12 release of guidance for nursing home visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS subsequently released two versions of frequently asked questions (FAQs) clarifying the guidance. The FAQs also discourage large gatherings (within nursing homes) in which physical distancing cannot be maintained.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Gaps in care for people with more complex needs Authorities reported gaps in care for people needing specialist dementia care, autistic people, those with learning disabilities and people with mental health needs.

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Community Care

MARCH 12, 2024

Also, before LPS was shelved, some councils stopped putting social workers on BIA training courses because the role would have been scrapped under the new system As previously reported in Community Care, DoLS leaders have warned that many universities stopped providing BIA training for the same reason. “It seems a waste of resource.”

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