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Care Act duties ‘permanently undermined’ by widespread breaches during Covid, argues study

Community Care

In relation to home care, a third who previously received it were now getting no support. But while councils may have exposed themselves to legal challenge, no such litigation took place – to the authors’ knowledge – besides adverse decisions from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

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Social Work Recap: the value of disabled people’s voices and the scale of adult care’s funding shortfall

Community Care

The Care Provider Alliance’s analysis of councils’ fair cost of care reports suggested there was a £2.88bn shortfall in funding for care home services for older people and home care provision for all adults in 2021-22. You can listen to her full interview here.

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The Impact of Student Loan Debt on Subjective Well-Being: Examining the Role of Economic and Non-Economic Factors

inSocialWork

Katrina Cherney, PhD, is a social policy analyst with the Government of Canada, working to design and improve policies and programs that support equitable access to, and outcomes of, postsecondary education. Interviewer: Michael Lynch, LMSW. Show Notes. Episode Transcript Download.

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Digital Competency Evaluations Can Ease Your Administrative Burden

Relias

Under VBP, your organization is rewarded or penalized based on patient outcomes, so ensuring the competency of your staff to provide high-quality, evidence-based care is vital. Onboarding — to gauge competency levels of new hires and reduce unnecessary training that keeps them from providing care sooner.

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Implementing guidelines to protect long-term care facilities

The Social Care Elf

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges across all levels of society, but older people have undoubtedly been at the highest risk from this disease, particularly those living in long-term care facilities. The post Implementing guidelines to protect long-term care facilities appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Social Work Recap: soaring vacancies, social care users left in debt and Shamima Begum

Community Care

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services urged the government to “move at pace” in tackling the issue, while the British Association of Social Workers England said the figures were “not a surprise” as practitioners’ working conditions had been “deteriorating year after year”.