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Care home discharge plan risks inappropriate placements and neglects causes of crisis – sector

Community Care

The money is on top of £500m already earmarked for ICBs and councils to clear hospital beds, part of which was allocated last month and which the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said would be well spent on home care, in order to reduce delayed discharges. Risk of inappropriate placements. as of October 2022.

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NHS to get most of £500m winter adult social care funding

Community Care

The DHSC said that, in most areas, prioritising home care would have the greatest impact on reducing delayed discharges to social care. Channelling the funding through the NHS reflects a growing shift towards resourcing adult social care through the health service.