Community Care
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Most home care providers have seen a fall in the number of hours of care councils have commissioned from them, research has found. Half of agencies (48%) reported a fall of 25% in the number of hours of care available to them to deliver, with a further 32% reporting decreases of less than this, found the Homecare Association.
Community Care
JANUARY 30, 2023
Four in ten people whose discharge from hospital is delayed are awaiting a social care package, according to NHS data. The figure, revealed today in a government plan to reduce hospital pressures, came as council leaders criticised ministers for a narrative of “blaming” social care for delayed discharges.
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Community Care
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The minimum price commissioners should pay home care providers will rise by 11.8% next year due to increases in the national living wage and the impact of inflation on services’ costs. Pay care staff ‘much more than national living wage’ – .
Community Care
MAY 13, 2022
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. ADASS May 2022 survey: key findings.
Community Care
JANUARY 9, 2023
Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals to care homes risk inappropriate placements and neglect the root causes of the acute pressures on the health service. “Most people want to be discharged from hospital back home. Risk of inappropriate placements. as of October 2022. .”
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent hospital admissions and speed up discharges from wards. The funding will be allocated to areas deemed to have the greatest urgent and emergency care challenges this winter. “Every bit of extra funding helps.”
Community Care
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Reduced service capacity Workforce shortages had resulted in reduced service capacity. The number of registered care home beds shrank by 0.6% “And it’s left care staff overworked, stressed, and poorly paid, meaning many leave their jobs and we have difficulty recruiting people to replace them.”
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