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65,000 adults waiting at least six months for assessment as unmet needs mount, warns ADASS

Community Care

The figure, dating from the end of February, is six times that recorded in September last year, and comes with most directors reporting they have had to prioritise assessments for cases of suspected abuse or neglect, hospital discharge or reablement following a temporary residential care stay. Government must fund £10.50

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Cost of care analyses show councils lack funding to pay providers fair price, warn directors

Community Care

Councils lack the money to move towards paying providers a fair price for care, directors have warned, in the light of government-mandated analyses of the costs of services, directors have said. A southern unitary authority calculated there was a gap £100-135 per week gap for residential care, a £0.59

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60,000 boost to care workforce from overseas staff in past year

Community Care

The social care workforce has been boosted by 58,000 overseas staff over the past year, revealed government immigration figures published today. Preliminary Skills for Care data showed that, from March 2022 to April 2023: There was a 3.8% The nursing home vacancy rate, for all roles, fell from 8.8%

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Adult social care vacancy rate hits 10%

Community Care

Vacancies continue to be worst in the home care sector, reaching 13% last month, up from 12.8% Among roles, 18% of registered nursing posts were vacant, up 8.4 and care workers 12.2%. In relation to filled posts, nursing homes were most badly hit, with a fall of 6% since March 2021 and a drop of 8.5%

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Councils underfunded adult care services by at least £2.9bn in 2021-22, provider analysis suggests

Community Care

Councils underfunded home care and older people’s care home services in England by just under £2.9bn in 2021-22, according to an analysis by provider bodies. “This reality must now be realised.”

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Digital Competency Evaluations Can Ease Your Administrative Burden

Relias

During routine or complaint-based surveys of healthcare organizations, government auditors require evidence of staff competence, as well as compliance training, ongoing competency education, annual skills training, and licenses needed to practice. Trish Richardson, MSN, BSBA, RN, NE-BC, CMSRN.

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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

Community Care

” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones. These scores will inform the single-word rating.