A leading contributor to the advances in best practice in dementia care over recent years, Caroline Baker has launched a new book, “Developing Excellent Care for People Living with Dementia
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The final report of a personal inquiry into the crisis in UK care homes for older people. Between May 2013 and May 2014, John Kennedy, the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust’s
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This new SCIE report outlines how commissioners and care providers can embed the principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) into care and support planning. Care planning is a key
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Scotland’s Chief Statistician has announced the publication of the latest Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities: Headline Indicators report. The gap in health outcomes between the most deprived and least deprived
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A new survey looks at the experiences of personal budget holders and their carers; it’s based on the Personal Outcomes Evaluation Tool. Published by Think Local Act Personal, In Control
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Although the ethical and political theory of care ethics has flourished in recent decades, we still remain without a succinct statement of its core normative commitment. This study aims to
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Under the Care Act, local authorities will have to provide independent advocacy when someone has ‘substantial difficulty’ being involved in the process of care, and does not have an appropriate
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By bringing together the work of leading international scholars in the field of care, this book aims to explore the nature and extent of the ‘care deficit’ problem in European
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A report examined the experiences of older men in England who were socially isolated or lonely. It said that older men were more isolated than older women, and that isolation
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A major review of dementia care by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the unacceptable gap in the quality of care means it is likely that someone living with dementia
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