Community Care

MARCH 29, 2023

As of March 2022, pay for registered nurses in care homes averaged £34,800, which was within the range of band 6 for senior or specialist nurses working in the NHS, which was £32,306 to £39,027 at the time, according to Skills for Care data. for NHS nurses and health visitors. Skills for Care figures show that 44.9%

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The Guardian

APRIL 17, 2024

Marcus Hanlin, 57, was on a regime at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol that included him only eating pureed meals and being kept away from food preparation areas because of a risk of choking and swallowing issues.

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CAPC

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Study in JAMA Internal Medicine discusses how to achieve health equity for nursing home residents with advanced dementia.

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Community Care

MAY 25, 2023

rise in the number of filled care worker posts in residential and nursing homes from March 2022 to April 2023. The nursing home vacancy rate, for all roles, fell from 8.8% The residential home vacancy rate dropped from 7.7% Preliminary Skills for Care data showed that, from March 2022 to April 2023: There was a 3.8%

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The Guardian

JULY 9, 2022

Affected by funding shortfalls and staff shortages, regional not-for-profit facilities are struggling to survive Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Two months before Garry Kadwell and the Crookwell Taralga Aged Care (CTAC) board opted for a merger to ensure the survival (..)

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Community Care

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The growth in numbers in 2022-23 came across all service settings – nursing homes, residential homes and community-based care – and among both people aged 65 and over and those aged 18-64. There was also a 2.5%

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Social Care

AUGUST 17, 2023

My family and friends were so excited and the support from my colleagues at Risedale Nursing Homes has been overwhelming. I have been a Registered Nurse for 42 years, 32 of them spent working in social care. I have applied these values to a nurse training programme within Risedale Nursing Homes.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Here’s how to find a home you can afford Jim Kirby was a cautious saver all his life, but now aged 84 he is nearly broke because of £86,400-a-year care home fees and an exhausting battle to get the state to make a contribution. The fees pay for his wife, Maureen, who since September 2021 has been in a £7,200-a-month nursing home.

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Nursing Home 95

The Guardian

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The sector relies on overseas staff but many now say they plan to leave for the US or Canada It’s just after 7am on a drizzly, dark December morning and staff at Saint Cecilia’s nursing home in Scarborough are handing over from the night to the day shift.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Crisis forces some nursing homes to downgrade to residential care status Nursing shortages are allowing “profiteering” staffing agencies to triple their rates, care leaders have warned, raising the risk of vulnerable patients being forced to move care homes and increasing the burden on the NHS.

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Nursing Home 98

Community Care

MAY 13, 2022

Government boosts nursing home payments as vacancies continue to mount. Government must fund £10.50 social care minimum wage, urge migration advisers. Cap on care costs: government change reducing benefit for less wealthy becomes law.

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2022

Analysis: The high court found policy that sent untested people into homes was illegal and irrational Covid care home discharge policy was unlawful, says court This time of year brings bad memories for families of care home residents who died in Covid’s first wave when the virus swept, mostly unchecked, through nursing homes.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

OCTOBER 9, 2022

During that time, he has served in a nursing home, hospice programs and a hospital. In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Hank Dunn about his book, “Hard Choices for loving people.” Since 1983, Hank Dunn has been ministering to patients at the end of their lives and their families. He has become an expert on […].

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The Guardian

JANUARY 11, 2024

I looked after my own wife, who was diagnosed with dementia when she was only 56 years old, for eight years prior to her admission into a nursing home. For most people, the upheaval caused by caring for someone with dementia can be extremely testing, time-consuming and highly stressful. Continue reading.

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Famcare

MAY 3, 2023

We asked 12 social workers what they would suggest, and the consensus was: “Visit older adults in your neighborhood or residents at a local nursing home or assisted living facility and share the kindness of a personal connection.”

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Social Care

AUGUST 22, 2023

My journey in social care began at the age of 13 when I started part-time work at a residential nursing home. This experience ignited my interest in becoming a 'matron' in a nursing home, which eventually led me to pursue nurse training as soon as I was eligible in 1993.

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Nursing Home 52

The Guardian

MARCH 8, 2023

Bernard Chatting’s family relied on ‘good’ rating from CQC for Dorset care home and allege regulator’s delay in exposing risks led to his death England’s care regulator has been accused of failing to keep private nursing home residents safe after a family alleged a delay in exposing serious risks led to a loved one’s painful premature death.

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The Guardian

APRIL 5, 2022

The involved care needed to wean elders like this man off harmful sedatives is simply unavailable in nursing homes “Doctor, what did they do to him? Dad just doesn’t look the same. Please help him!” Of all the overnight admissions to the hospital, he looks the worst and the daughter’s cry pierces our heart. Continue reading.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

per hour gap for home care but suggested there was no gap for nursing home fees. A southern unitary authority calculated there was a gap £100-135 per week gap for residential care, a £0.59

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Community Care

MARCH 12, 2024

I struggle to see why you have to jump through all of these hoops for someone in a nursing home, when they’re happy there and don’t want to leave,” said another. “It seems a waste of resource.”

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There were shortages of nursing home beds for those with complex needs, and increased demand for home care, amid workforce shortages. Councils were responding to these pressures by planning investment in early intervention, prevention and reablement, as well as extra care and supported housing provision.

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The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When it became impossible for my husband to be cared for at home, I reapplied and was awarded continuing care funding, but the reality was that he would have to go to an establishment contracted by the local clinical commissioning group, effectively dismissing his individual needs and removing choice. I gave up trying. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A government exercise to define the true cost of care has uncovered a 20% shortfall in council funding needed to look after close to 200,000 people aged over 65 in care and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal.

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Community Care

APRIL 8, 2022

Among roles, 18% of registered nursing posts were vacant, up 8.4 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% percentage points over the previous year, with registered manager vacancies at 13.4% and care workers 12.2%. among care worker posts specifically.

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CAPC

JUNE 28, 2022

Members of the general population carry similar burden of dementia symptoms as nursing home residents; palliative care can help.

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Nursing Home 52

Famcare

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Many are surprised to learn that the Hospice Medicare Benefit, a primary payer of hospice services, allows for hospice care in assisted living facilities (ALFs) and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), the latter of which are commonly referred to as nursing homes.

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Famcare

APRIL 20, 2022

This week we're taking a closer look at how the nursing home component of long-term care is holding up. Ever since we published The Aging Tidal Wave , this blog has been tracking how the long-term care industry is accommodating the 3 million baby boomers swamping it every year.

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Famcare

MAY 19, 2022

Because they no longer have family members to care for them, many elderly people in America end up in senior centers and nursing homes. Those who don’t are frequently neglected in their own homes. Senior citizens are easily overlooked members of society. As a result, their quality of life rapidly deteriorates.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

COVID-19 has disproportionally affected people living in poverty; new immigrants; and those living in healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes), shelters, detention centers, and prisons. The pandemic has also significantly impacted social workers who face hidden mental health consequences.

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Community Care

MARCH 21, 2022

The CCN report said £378m of the funding was allocated annually for residential and nursing homes. annual loss of revenue, and risking widspread care home closures, particularly in the South. However, it found this “seriously underestimated” the costs of implementing a fair cost of care.

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Community Care

MARCH 3, 2023

CPA member Care England said its analysis of the figures for older people’s care homes revealed a shortfall of over £2bn in this sector alone, with council residential care fees £218 a week below the calculated fair cost on average, and nursing home fees short by £231 per week.

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Hospice Social Work

MARCH 12, 2020

Former CDC director Tom Frieden identified nursing homes as “ground zero” for the pandemic, and there’s a consensus that the elderly are most vulnerable to the virus. A clear threat to containment is when providers visit multiple nursing homes. Risks associated with hospice visits. The dilemma.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address the different types of human-health and wellness related needs in different settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals).

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Mami always told me, “when I’m no longer able to take care of myself, put me in a nursing home…my dignity is very important to me”. We are no longer able to keep our dear Mami at home. As her daughter, I struggle with guilt feelings and have tried to think of any other possible solution that excludes nursing home placement.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Increased home health regulations, staffing requirements for nursing homes , expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency waivers — and more regulations on the horizon — make keeping up with the changes and navigating necessary training requirements daunting. Federal and state regulations change frequently.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address different types of human-health and wellness related needs in various settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals). identify and examine values, ethics, and risk issues for both humans and animals involved in human-animal interactions.

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LMSW Nursing Home Therapist Hospitals 40

University of Connecticut

AUGUST 31, 2022

demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address the different types of human-health and wellness related needs in different settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals).

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LMSW Nursing Home Therapist Hospitals 40